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3 Ways for Resetting Windows 7 Password Without Disk and Losing Data
This post will share 3 easy-to-follow ways for resetting Windows 7 password without disk. You can easily force reset Windows 7 password without disk and losing any data.
By Irene / Updated on October 14, 2024
Resetting Windows 7 password without disk, is it too late?
Recently, we found a piece of Q&A that is worth discussing when we look through forums as usual. Here we attached that below:
Q: “Hello, I accidentally locked my computer, and now it’s asking for the username and password (Windows 7). Unfortunately, I have forgotten both. Is there any way to reset this? Most people said it can be reset by a reset disk, but I don’t know how to reset my Windows 7 password with that?”
A: “It is too late to make a password reset disk as this should be done before the time you forgot the password. If you have not prepared the disk, you cannot be accessible to your computer.”
People who read this discussion may be frustrated or worried. But actually, a password reset disk is not the only key to solving this problem. If you meet the same situation as his, congrats you are lucky enough to click this post because we will share 3 practical methods for resetting Windows 7 password without disk and even without any data loss.
3 ways for Windows 7 password reset without disk
If you hope to achieve Windows 7 reset password without disk. Using Safe Mode with Command Prompt, removing settings via factory reset, and directly creating a bootable USB on the spot can all be useful approaches.
Way 1. Use a powerful tool for Windows 7 password reset without disk
If you want to reset a Windows 7 password without a disk, you usually have two options: using command lines or doing a factory reset. However, command lines can be difficult for beginners, and a factory reset will erase all your data. Is there a middle-ground method that lets you reset the password without losing data?
Here, we recommend a user-friendly tool, AOMEI Partition Assistant. Compared with other software, this one has a cleaner interface, allowing computer beginners to easily understand every instruction and solve problems efficiently. Its broad compatibility supports Windows 11/10/8/7 users to effectively reset passwords. Most importantly, it will not erase your data.
With this powerful tool, you can create a reset USB on a working PC with quite simple steps and insert it into the target computer to fast reset your Windows 7 password even without disk and losing any data.
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Part 1. Create a Windows password reset USB
Step 1. Launch AOMEI Partition Assistant. At the top pane, select “Tools” > “Reset Windows Password”.
Step 2. Select “Next” after reading to create a bootabale USB.
Step 3. Choose one of the three available choices according to your needs and click “Proceed”.
• Burn to CD/DVD: To create bootable CD/DVD.
• Export ISO File: Use this method to make a bootable ISO file.
Step 4. The USB flash drive requires to be formatted in this step, and all the data will be erased. Please make a backup on all your important files.
Step 5. Wait to create WinPE bootable USB drive. Then plug the USB into the computer that you hope to reset or remove the password.
Part 2. Reset the Password
Step 1. Change the boot order to make the PC boot from the USB after inserting the created reset USB.
Step 2. Choose “Reset Password” and select the OS with clicking "Next".
Step 3. Select the target account and the feature you need. Click “Next”.
Step 4. Input the new password in the window and click “Yes” after confirmation.
Step 5. Click “Reboot Computer” to restart your PC after the operations.
Way 2. Reset Windows 7 password without disk in Safe Mode
For the situation where you expect to reset Windows 7 password without disk, trying to boot into Safe Mode to enter CMD and execute specific commands, you can make it successful! But as we all know, you need to be careful about every command in detail, or it will not work out.
Step 1. Reboot your PC, and hit the “F8” key until entering the “Advanced Boot Options”. You can use the arrow “↑” or “↓” on the keyboard to choose the “Safe Mode with Command Prompt” option.
Step 2. Press the “Enter” key to open the CMD window.
Step 3. Input the command “net user username password”(eg. net user admin 123456) to reset the password.
Step 4. Wait until the screen shows“The command completed successfully”. Then you can log in with the new password on Windows 7.
Way 3. Use Factory reset to achieve Windows 7 reset password without disk
As its name shows, factory reset will reset the programs and settings and make your device back to the original set you bought it. That means the password can be wiped during the process, but it also implies that you need to shoulder the risk of important data loss. So, if your computer is not used often, this method can be a convenient one for you, but if not, please think twice before using this method.
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Step 1. As the same as the method above. Continuously hit the “F8” key to enter the “Advanced Boot Options” menu.
Step 2. Choose the “Repair Your Computer” option with pressing the “Enter” key.
Step 3. When the “System Recovery Options” shows up, follow the instructions and click “Next” for each step.
Step 4. At last, click “System Restore”. It will check the data and factory reset your computer without disk.
Verdict
After reading this post, resetting Windows 7 password without disk is quite easy, right? Actually, except for not making preparation of the password reset disk, the more important thing is that it has some requirements or limitations, just as the Safe Mode with Command Prompt and the factory reset. Using those methods means that you must first accept corresponding conditions or break the constraints.
So, AOMEI Partition Assistant is a worth-trying choice. Have you noticed the interface of this software? The function of Reset Password that we displayed just now is one of its advanced features. Functions like moving installed apps to release storage space, cloning disks, recovering lost files and missing partitions, etc., can also bring excellent experience for your daily computer management.
