How to Reset Lost Password for Windows 10

How to Reset Lost Password for Windows 10

We’ve all done it before. You sit down to log into your Windows machine, type in what you think is the password, and bang, you realize you forgot what it was! You scramble to try different combinations of letters and numbers to see what will fit, but nothing works. What do you do now?

Thankfully, the process of recovering your password in Windows 10 is much the same as it has been in Windows 8 and above, albeit with a few slight tweaks. Here’s how you can recover both your Microsoft Live 10 login, as well as the credentials for any other users registered with the local machine.

How to Reset Password from Guest Account

This method will only work if you have set up a guest account on your computer before getting locked out. If you don’t have any guest account set up on your computer then skip to the next method. But if you have one, then apply the following steps.

Step 1. Login to your computer using the guest account.

Step 2. Right-click on My PC and select “Manage”.

Step 3. Click on “Local Users and Groups” from the left side pane.

Step 4. Click on “Users” and right-click on the administrator username from right pane.

Step 5. Click on “Set Password” and input the new password that you want for your Windows 10 login screen.

Step 6. Enter and reboot your computer.

Step 7. Input the password on Windows start up but this time use the new password that you have just set up few moments ago.

Step 8. This should let you enter into your computer. You may now work on your PC and relax.