Step 1: This case is simpler when you just need to borrow someone's computer or do it on your own phone to retrieve your forgotten Windows 10 password. Go HERE for a link to where to retrieve your Windows 10 password.
Step 2: Here you select I forgot my password to retrieve your forgotten Windows 10 password.
Step 3: Enter the email address you use to log into Windows 10 every day and then enter the confirmation captcha code.
Step 4: An email confirmation code will be sent to your mailbox, please open this mailbox and get this code.
Step 5: Enter the code and click Next to reset the password.
Step 6: Enter the new password and confirm the password again.
Step 7: After receiving the message Your account has been recovered , your password has been changed and the job of retrieving your forgotten Windows 10 password is complete.
Of course, this case can only be used for those who are logging in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account.
To retrieve a forgotten Windows 10 password, this case will be a bit difficult because first you need to install a USB to install Windows 10. You can see how to create a Windows 10 installer from a USB here if you haven't already. know how to.
Step 1: Then go to the Windows installation section as usual, the system will ask if you want to Repair Windows or not.
Step 2: Go to the Windows installation screen, press Shift + F10 to open Command Prompt and then enter the following command:
move d:windowssystem32utilman.exe d:windowssystem32utilman.exe.bak
Enter copy d:windowssystem32cmd.exe d:windowssystem32utilman.exe
After entering the other two commands, use the command code wpeutil reboot to reboot the computer.
Step 3: During the process of restarting your computer into Windows, you will see the Command Prompt panel appear, now enter the command net user htlw /add to create a new account.
Note: The account we set is htlw, you can change this word if you want.
Step 4: Then enter the command net localgroup administrator htlw /add to set it as an admin account.
Step 5: Enter Windows 10 with the account you just created as usual, press the Windows + X key combination on the desktop then enter Computer Management .
Step 6: Here you go to User and reset the password for the main account that has forgotten its password.
Step 7: Click Proceed to confirm your agreement to change the password.
Step 8: Finally, reset your password, then log out of this account and log in to your main account as usual.
So we have completed retrieving the forgotten Windows 10 password.
Both of the above methods help you retrieve a forgotten Windows 10 password easily, however, recovering a forgotten Windows 10 password is not something everyone wants, so TipsMake recommends that you use many Different types of passwords to set Windows 10 password so that in case we forget this password, we still have another way to access the computer.