Instructions for creating Password Reset Disk on Windows 8

Similar to Windows 7 and Windows 10, in case you miss your login password on Windows 8, you can use the Password Reset Disk to access your computer.

The same is true for Windows 7 and Windows 10. On Windows 8, suppose in case you miss your login password, you can use Password Reset Disk to create a new password to access your computer. .

In the previous articles, Network Administrator instructed you to create Password Reset Disk on Windows 7 and Windows 10. In the following article, Network Administrator will guide you how to create Password Reset Disk on Windows 8.

Note:

You must create a Password Reset Disk beforehand in case you forget your computer login password.

How to Create Password Reset Disk on Windows 8?

Step 1:

Press Windows + F key combination to open the Search frame. Here you enter the keyword " password reset " and then find and select the option Create a password reset disk .

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Step 2:

After you click Create a password reset disk, the screen will appear on the screen Welcome to the Forgotten Password Wizard.

Plug in your USB flash drive and then click Next.

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Step 3:

Select the USB drive you use to create the password key, then click Next .

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Step 4:

Enter the current user account password and click Next.

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Step 5:

After the process is 100% complete, click Next .

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Step 6:

On the next window, click Finish to finish.

When opening the USB drive to see you will see a file called userkey.psw , this file contains a reset key.

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Note: Store your USB drive in a safe place to avoid being "lost" or lost .

Refer to some of the following articles:

  1. Use a USB drive to create Windows Password Reset Disk in Windows 7
  1. Video tutorial to create Windows Password Reset Disk with USB in Windows 7
  1. Create Password Reset Disk with USB Flash Drive on Windows 10

Good luck!

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