What is A Lenovo Password Reset Disk and How to Use it?

What is a password reset disk Windows 10?

A password reset disk is provided by Windows to reset the forgotten password so that you can avoid being locked out of the computer. No matter you are using Lenovo, Dell, Samsung, or other brands of computers, you are able to create such a disk with a USB flash drive as long as you work with Windows systems.

This article will take a Lenovo password reset disk as an example to explain in detail how to create a password reset disk for a Lenovo laptop and how to use it to complete the password reset. But before proceeding, there are several points you need to know about Windows password reset USB.

◆ It can be created only before you forget the password because it will ask you to input your password during the creation process.
◆ It only needs to be created once but can be used many times.
◆ If you have more than one account on the same Laptop computer, you can create different password reset disks for each of them.
◆ The Lenovo password reset USB can only be used on the current computer that you created for.

How to create a password reset disk for Lenovo laptop?

How to create a Lenovo password reset disk Windows 10? You need to prepare a USB with at least 2GB first and then follow the steps below to see how to make it.

Step 1. Insert the prepared USB into your Lenovo laptop and make sure it is detected.

Step 2. Type "create password reset disk" in the search bar, and hit the "Enter" key.

Step 3. When the "Forgotten Password Wizard" appears and select "Next".

Step 4. Choose the USB flash drive in the window and click "Next".

Step 5. Type the current password and hit the "Next" button to continue.

Step 6. Wait patiently for creating the Lenovo password reset disk Windows 10. Click "Next" to exit the window.

How to use Lenovo password reset disk to reset password?

After creating the Windows password reset disk successfully, you can keep this tool well. And if you forgot your Lenovo password, you can use it to create a new one. Here is how to perform Lenovo laptop password reset with the created USB.

Step 1. Insert the password reset USB into your PC and click the "Reset password" link on the sign-screen.

Step 2. Click "Next" button in the pop-up window and choose the target password reset disk. Click "Next".

Step 3. Input the new password and the hint and click the "Next" button.

Step 4. Click "Finish" to complete the operation. Then, you are able to log in to the Lenovo computer with the new password.

What can I use if I don't have a password reset disk?

However, you may ask what if you don’t have a password reset disk created in advance but forgot the password now. One of the easiest and most effective ways is to create a Lenovo password reset disk using a third-party Windows unlock tool.

Among all the similar programs on the market, AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional stands out for its remarkable merits such as:

✔ It is compatible with Windows 11/10/8/7/XP/Vista on the computer of different brands.
✔ It can create a password reset USB even after you have forgotten the password.
✔ The created tool can be used on different PCs, which is more practical than that made by Windows.
✔ No matter how many user accounts you have on your computer, the password reset USB is applicable.

After learning the advantages, we'll walk you through how to create a bootable USB using AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional and how to use it to reset a password on a Lenovo laptop.

Step 1. Connect a USB to a running Windows computer. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant. Click "Tools"> "Reset Windows Password" on the main interface.

Step 2. In the pop-up window, click "Next" to begin to create a bootable USB.

Step 3. Here we tick "USB Boot Device" and choose your prepared USB and then click "Proceed" to move on.

Step 4. Note that the USB flash drive needs to be formatted so you will lose all data on it. If there is important data on it, please make a backup; if not, click "OK" to continue.

Step 5. When the bootable USB is created successfully, unplug it and connect it to your Lenovo laptop. Boot the PC from this USB, and you will see the interface of AOMEI Partition Assistant appear automatically. Click "Reset Password", select the Windows system you would like to operate, and click "Next".

Step 6. Then, select the account you would like to operate and tick the feature you want to use: "Remove Account Password" or "Reset Account Password". Here we choose "Reset Account Password" and click "Next".

Step 7. Type the new password and confirm it, then click "Yes". After that, you are able to log in to your Windows Lenovo computer with this new password.

Conclusion

With a Lenovo password reset disk made beforehand, you can easily create a new password after you have forgotten the original one. If you don’t have one, AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional is always standby to create a bootable USB for your password reset.

By the way, AOMEI software is so versatile that you can use it to clone disk, convert MBR to GPT, recover lost files, extend C drive, etc. Moreover, there is the Server Edition for Windows Server users.