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<blockquote data-quote="Brink" data-source="post: 34464" data-attributes="member: 19"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>How to Reset Your Local User Account Password with Password Reset Disk in Windows 8 and 8.1</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>[info]If you have previously created a <strong><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2852-password-reset-disk-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html">password reset disk</a></strong> on a USB flash drive for your <strong><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4842-local-account-switch-windows-8-a.html">local user account</a></strong> in <strong>Windows 8</strong>, then this will show you how to use it to <strong>reset your password</strong> with a new password to be able to sign in with instead afterwards.</p><p></p><p>This does not apply to <strong><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4840-microsoft-account-switch-windows-8-a.html">Microsoft accounts</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>A password reset disk will only reset your normal password created during the installation of Windows 8, and will not reset your <strong><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2391-log-pin-windows-8-a.html">pin number</a></strong> or <strong><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2774-picture-password-create-change-remove-windows-8-a.html">picture password</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>The password reset disk can be used to reset your user account's password no matter how many times you reset it.</p><p></p><p>[/info]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: #006400"><strong>Here's How:</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>1.</strong></span> Once you had already typed in the wrong password for the current user account, and pressed Enter or clicked/tapped on the enter arrow, you will get <strong>The password is incorrect. Try again.</strong> message. Click/tap on <strong>OK</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]2395[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">2. </span></strong>Connect the <strong>USB flash drive</strong> that was used to <a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2852-password-reset-disk-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html"><strong>create a password reset disk</strong></a> on for this specific local user account to your computer.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>3.</strong></span> Click/tap on the <strong>Reset password </strong>link. (see screenshot below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]10593[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>4.</strong></span> Click/tap on <strong>Next</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]2397[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>5.</strong></span> Select the <strong>USB flash drive</strong> that was used to <strong>create a password reset disk</strong> on for this specific user account to your computer from step 2, and click/tap on <strong>Next</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]2401[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>6.</strong></span> Type in a new password for the user account, type it in again to confirm it, type in a password hint, and click/tap on <strong>Next</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]2399[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>7.</strong></span> When it's finished resetting the password of the current user account to the new password, click/tap on<strong> Finish</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]2402[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>8.</strong></span> You will now be able to sign in to this user account with the new password.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's it,</p><p>Shawn</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[rel]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13315-local-account-password-change-remove-windows-8-a.html">How to Change or Remove a Local Account Password in Windows 8 and 8.1</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73368-password-history-enforcement-enable-disable.html">How to Enable or Disable Password History Enforcement in Windows 7 and Windows 8</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2852-password-reset-disk-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html">How to Create a Password Reset Disk on a USB Flash Drive in Windows 8 and 8.1</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/7666-password-create-user-account-windows-8-a.html">How to Create a Password for a Local User Account in Windows 8 and 8.1</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/142535-forgotten-password-wizard-shortcut-create.html">How to Create a "Forgotten Password Wizard" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/192430-password-reset-wizard-shortcut-create.html">How to Create a "Password Reset Wizard" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 7</a></li> </ul><p>[/rel]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brink, post: 34464, member: 19"] [CENTER][SIZE=5][B]How to Reset Your Local User Account Password with Password Reset Disk in Windows 8 and 8.1[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] [info]If you have previously created a [B][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2852-password-reset-disk-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html']password reset disk[/URL][/B] on a USB flash drive for your [B][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4842-local-account-switch-windows-8-a.html']local user account[/URL][/B] in [B]Windows 8[/B], then this will show you how to use it to [B]reset your password[/B] with a new password to be able to sign in with instead afterwards. This does not apply to [B][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4840-microsoft-account-switch-windows-8-a.html']Microsoft accounts[/URL][/B]. A password reset disk will only reset your normal password created during the installation of Windows 8, and will not reset your [B][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2391-log-pin-windows-8-a.html']pin number[/URL][/B] or [B][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2774-picture-password-create-change-remove-windows-8-a.html']picture password[/URL][/B]. The password reset disk can be used to reset your user account's password no matter how many times you reset it. [/info] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#006400][B]Here's How:[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][B]1.[/B][/SIZE] Once you had already typed in the wrong password for the current user account, and pressed Enter or clicked/tapped on the enter arrow, you will get [B]The password is incorrect. Try again.[/B] message. Click/tap on [B]OK[/B]. (see screenshot below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]2395[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [B][SIZE=3]2. [/SIZE][/B]Connect the [B]USB flash drive[/B] that was used to [URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2852-password-reset-disk-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html'][B]create a password reset disk[/B][/URL] on for this specific local user account to your computer. [SIZE=3][B]3.[/B][/SIZE] Click/tap on the [B]Reset password [/B]link. (see screenshot below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]10593[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]4.[/B][/SIZE] Click/tap on [B]Next[/B]. (see screenshot below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]2397[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]5.[/B][/SIZE] Select the [B]USB flash drive[/B] that was used to [B]create a password reset disk[/B] on for this specific user account to your computer from step 2, and click/tap on [B]Next[/B]. (see screenshot below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]2401[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]6.[/B][/SIZE] Type in a new password for the user account, type it in again to confirm it, type in a password hint, and click/tap on [B]Next[/B]. (see screenshot below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]2399[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]7.[/B][/SIZE] When it's finished resetting the password of the current user account to the new password, click/tap on[B] Finish[/B]. (see screenshot below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]2402[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]8.[/B][/SIZE] You will now be able to sign in to this user account with the new password. That's it, Shawn [rel] [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13315-local-account-password-change-remove-windows-8-a.html']How to Change or Remove a Local Account Password in Windows 8 and 8.1[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73368-password-history-enforcement-enable-disable.html']How to Enable or Disable Password History Enforcement in Windows 7 and Windows 8[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2852-password-reset-disk-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html']How to Create a Password Reset Disk on a USB Flash Drive in Windows 8 and 8.1[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/7666-password-create-user-account-windows-8-a.html']How to Create a Password for a Local User Account in Windows 8 and 8.1[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/142535-forgotten-password-wizard-shortcut-create.html']How to Create a "Forgotten Password Wizard" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/192430-password-reset-wizard-shortcut-create.html']How to Create a "Password Reset Wizard" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 7[/URL] [/LIST] [/rel] [/QUOTE]
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