How To Create and Use a Password Reset Disk or USB In Windows 8

Posted on Mar 8 2013 - 12:16pm by maddy acca

Losing or forget your password is somehow very much fuzzy. But don’t need to panic guys; you can survive this easily with the help of Password Reset Disk Handy. Here is how you do this:

Note: this method will help only for those who are local User accounts, for those who use Live ID; they need to choose the other route to do this.

Tutorial to Create and Use a Password Reset Disk or USB In Windows 8

windows welcome Create a Password Reset Disk

Start with the Search Page; call this by hitting the Win+F combinations, now from here you need to move to Settings Section.

Settings sectionNow look for the User accounts, for this you need to look for the results first.

Settings user accountsThis movement will take you to the user accounts section of the control panel. Now from here need to search for the link “Create a Password reset disk”.

Passwrod Rest diskA greeting note is there for your welcome, while doing this; make sure that your USB connected.

Forgetting password wizardNow you can choose the USB that need to be put up some password, and hit next.

Selecting USB driveYour current windows password will be required for this.

entering windows passwordThis is what you need to do with creating password for your drive. For now, any other user wants to have an access; your System will use some secure place to put it.

completeting the Password reset wizardReset Your Password

Done with these settings, you will enjoy its benefits, like you can use it for the next time if you forget the password. If you lose your password for the next time, that link comes on the screen which will lead you to the “reset password”.

Windows welcome with password hintMake sure that your USB is in the USB drive socket, after this click Reset password Button, the Wizard will be thrown out, hit with continue.

Forgetting passwrord wizardNow choose the drive need to put up all the action on it.

Selecting drive Type the password with a new mind clicking Hint.

Hint for passwordThat’s what your main task to do.

Finishing Password reset Wizard

Last but not least, you need to put this key on a safe side somewhere, so that for the next time, if you need it you can use it again.

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