Fix some errors when using Password Reset Wizard
When you forget your Windows computer login password, you can use the Password Reset Wizard to create a new login password. However, in some fields when using Password Reset Wizard, some users encounter an error: "an error occurred while the wizard was attempting to set the password for this user account" .
So what is this error and how to fix this error. Please refer to the following article of Network Administrator.
To fix the error "an error occurred while the wizard was attempted to set the password for this user account", you must activate the Admin account and proceed to reset the password again.
To activate Admin account, follow the steps below:
1. Click Start and type cmd into the Search Start box.
2. Next on the search results list, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator .
3. If the User Account Control message appears, click Continue.
4. On the Command Prompt window, enter net user administrator / active: yes and press Enter.
5. Enter net user administrator
Note: Replace
6. Enter exit and press Enter.
7. Finally log off your current user account.
Note:
- By default Admin account can be used in an emergency. Do not use this account for daily activities.
- After you have reset the password, proceed to disable this Admin account.
Refer to some of the following articles:
- Instructions for creating Password Reset Disk on Windows 8
- Create Windows Password Reset Disk on Windows 7 with USB Flash Drive
- Create Password Reset Disk with USB Flash Drive on Windows 10
Good luck!
You should read it
- Create Windows Password Reset Disk on Windows 7 with USB Flash Drive
- Instructions for creating Password Reset Disk on Windows 8
- Create Password Reset Disk with USB Flash Drive on Windows 10
- How to Use a Password Reset Disk (Windows)
- How to Reset a Forgotten Password on Windows
- Reset account password in Vista
- How to Use a Password Reset Disk for Mac
- How to reset Admin password on Windows with Sticky Keys
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