How to change forgotten Windows 7 login password when locked out?

"I can’t login my computer, I forgot Windows 7 password, What am I supposed to do, how to change my password?" One day my friends said to me. Forgetting Windows password means that you have no way to access your computer. But you should know a forgotten Windows password isn't the end of the world. Actually, I have no ideas, too. I searched similar cases on Google. There are many people Encountered this. Although many people forgot Windows password, they are able to get back the forgotten password. How can they do it? I have made conclusions about the ways to change Windows 7 password when locked.

1. Change Windows 7 password by system setting

If you have an admin account, you can change password by system setting easily. Follow the instructions below to access your computer again.
Step 1: Login to the locked computer with the admin account. Open the "Control Panel"->"User Accounts".
Step 2: Choose the account whose password you want to change. Click “Change your Windows passwords” on the user panel.

Step 3: If you know the current password, you can type the current password and new password you want to set. If you don’t know the password, you can type the new password, and login to computer with the new password.

2. Use "lusrmgr.msc" Command to change Windows 7 password

If you have admin privileges and you can login as administrator, you can change locked Windows 7 password with "lusrmgr.msc".
First you should login to locked Windows 7 as administrator. Click "Start" button, type "lusrmgr.msc" in the Search Box. Click "OK" button to continue.
Second: Open "Users" folder after "Local Users and Groups" interface appears. Right-click a user account and choose "Set Password". Then you can login with the new password.

3. Apply Windows 7 password change program

Windows Password Changer is a professional program to help people who forgot or lost Windows password to regain access to computer. This program supports not only Windows 7 OS, but also supports Windows 8/8.1/XP, and even Windows Server. It is reliable and easy to help you change Windows 7 admin password or Windows 7 local user password when locked. What you need to do is just preparing a USB or CD/DVD.
(1): Download Windows password 7 change software and install on a workable computer.
(2): Burn it to your USB device or CD/DVD you have prepared before on a workable computer.
(3): Make your computer boot from USB device or CD/DVD by Bios setting.
(4): Insert your burn USB device to the locked computer, choose the Windows OS and user account, then change Windows 7 login password.

This article is no technique required, if you want to know more professional tutorials about Resetting Windows 7 password, you can read these:

• How to Reset Windows 7 admin password on Dell? 

How to Unlock Windows 8 forgotten password without disk?

Many people lost the Windows 8 password which means that you can't access to your computer anymore and never get the important data on your computer unless you can unlock Windows 8 password or reinstall your Windows.
Unfortunately, I have the same problem. I lost login password on his laptop. I was very worried because there are many family photos in that laptop which means a lot for me. Those photos bring back the good old memories within me. Fortunately, I found the solution to unlock Windows 8 login password. Now I want to share what I did just for keeping your important photos if you forget login password.

Note: Do nothing to your computer if you forget the password so that you can unlock password as successfully as possible.

Method 1: Unlock Windows 8 forgotten password online

Windows 8/8.1 allows you login computer with Microsoft account. If you use the Microsoft account to login, you can unlock your forgotten Windows 8 password online. Click “unlock Windows 8 password online”. Then you will get an email, which you can open on any other account which connects your current Microsoft account. Follow the instruction, you can access your computer again.

Method 2: Use password recovery disk to unlock Windows 8 password

This method is limited by that you have to make a disk before. If you have made, things will be easy.
1. Insert password recovery disk that you have created
2. Click the button “Reset Password”. Then you need to follow the instruction

Method 3: Use Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 to Unlock Windows 8 password

If you have no Microsoft account and a password recovery disk what should you do? Don’t worry, there is still one method to regain password. Use Windows Password Recovery Tool. I will tell you the features of it that I concluded compared with the above methods.
1. Windows Password Recovery Tool is an all-in-one program to reset Windows password. I used this program to regain password with just three steps
2. Work with high.You can unlock password approaching 100%
Here is the tutorial how to use it:
1. Download “Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0” and install it on an available computer
2. Burn a Windows 8 password reset disk/USB. Insert a USB device to the computer, then launch the program, click the button “Burn”.

3. Unlock Windows 8 password
Insert the burned USB to the locked computer. Reboot it from USB. After loading, you will see the program interface. Select the account whose password you want to unlock.

FAQ:
Point at the first method, how to create a password recovery disk, you can follow this guide
How to Create Windows 8 Password Reset Disk on PC

More reading:

• How to Bypass Windows 8 login Password with ease
• How to Reset Windows 7 admin password on Dell

Top 6 Windows 8 tablets 2014 in the world

As all we know, Microsoft released the first Windows 8 tablet-Windows Surface at October 26.2012. Since then there are more Windows 8 tablets released in the world. Now I list 6 hot Windows 8 tablets which are worth buying

1. Surface pro 3 

Windows Surface series is created by Microsoft who hopes they can get the same achievements as they do in the software field.
There are many people looking for Windows Surface pro 3 although it has not been released. This great Windows 8 tablet is scheduled to be released on June 20, 2014. Let us know more details about Windows Surface 3 pro.

On May 20, 2014, Microsoft told people they have made another excellent product named Surface Pro 3 with a 12-inch 2160x1440 display, powered by 4th generation Intel® Core™ i3, i5 or i7 processor. It comes with an improved, multi-stage kickstand and a battery-powered Bluetooth stylus.


This new Surface pro 3 can let you work anywhere whether you’re on the plane, at your desk, or in front of the television because of the integrated Kickstand. In addition, comparing with several former visions, this Surface pro 3 is equipped with a pen which can let you write more naturally, it also can work for Up to 9 hours.

2. Asus T100

Asus launched Transformer Book T100 which is a portable laptop
The affordable Asus Transformer Book T100 is equipped with a 10.1-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1366 × 768. This is deemed a productive workstation which means you can work anywhere by it, though it won’t impress in its design and built, it delivers well in performance. This product uses Intel Atom processor and runs Windows 8.1 so it runs faster. As for work and entertainment, it can meet your need. On the other hand, it has a 1.2MP camera, 2GB of memory and Intel HD graphics, the battery life could last up to 10 hours. All in one word, this is a great Windows 8 tablet but with a low price.

 

3. Dell Venue 8 pro

From the picture, Dell Venue 8 pro gives you a good feeling with high quality design. The Venue 8 Pro looks sharp that you can hold this tablet in your hand. Except the design, this tablet can run Windows 8.1 which is also the spot. Dell Venue is smaller with a 8 inch 1,280x800 touch screen. It has 2G memory and 32GB of SSD storage. In term of the detailed functions, it supports bluetooth and wireless, it uses an Intel HD Graphics.

In addition, there is a good news for Dell Venue 8 pro. These Microsoft Store grand opening events on June 28th will offer a Dell Venue 8 Pro for $129. If you want one, please visit Microsoft Store.

4. Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2

The first eye will give you a professional feeling, on the other hand, the black PolyCarbonate/ABS plastic cover over a magnesium internal frame, which make this product handsome. Actually, this Windows 8 tablet functions match its design.

The tablet has 10.1-inch display screen with 1,366x768 pixels, which is exactly the same as every other Atom Windows 8 tablet.
The base model Tablet 2 includes the same Atom Z2760 CPU with 2GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD as seen in other Atom tablets.

 

5. Samsung Ativ Smart PC

As for the design, you can feel the power from this tablet because this tablet comes equipped with Intel Core i5. Besides, this tablet is convenient for work. It has a 11.6-inch screen, it is bigger comparing with similar Windows 8 tablet.
To deserve to be mentioned, the screen quality is excellent, with crisp details and rich, vivid colors, 1920 by 1080. Touch control is smooth and accurate. Besides excellent screen, Samsung Ativ Smart PC has fast processor, SSD, HDMI ports and good quality keyboard. You also can connect USB 3.0 device with it.

 

6. Nokia Lumia 2520

As soon as you pick up the Lumia 2520, you will feel that Nokia Lumia 2520 is designed with old-school style. This tablet has a large size of 267mm x 168mm x 8.9mm, so it is heavier than other similar Windows tablet.

In terms of the functions, this tablet comes equipped with 10.1-inch 218 PPI screen’s full-HD resolution. It has two stereos good sound quality which can meet the need of those who like music. It has a 8120mAh battery powering We managed to get more than 10 hours
Nokia Lumia 2520 not only has good sound quality, it also has power configuration with the 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB RAM provides the Lumia 2520. This tablet supports both 4G connectivity and WIFI. You'll need given only half of the advertised 32GB storage is available. But don’t worry, it supports a micro SD card slot for cheap memory expansion

You can read more about Windows 8:

• How to Bypass Windows 8 login Password with ease

• 7 Tips to Make Your Windows 8.1 Run Faster

How to Reset Windows 7 admin password on Dell

“I have a Dell laptop with Windows 7, but yesterday my laptop was locked by my son. He forgot the Windows 7 login password. How can I reset Windows 7 password?” from Jack

“My house based computer I haven't used it for about a whole year. I have 2 accounts on there and they are both secured by a password (which I forgot) and they are both administrated accounts. Also, I never got the chance to make a reset disk so I don't have one of those either. What am I supposed to do?” from Lucy

Now many people forgot password dell laptop windows 7, I have searched similar cases and I have made a conclusion what they did. I will share how to reset Windows 7 admin password on Dell.

In general, they always choose the following three options.

Option 1: Reset Windows 7 password Dell Laptop with Windows Password Recovery Tool

Windows Password Recovery Tool is a professional program to reset Windows 7 password if you forget, which is much more outstanding than other brands. This excellent program can regain forgotten password to access your computer within several minutes. How can it finish? Here is the detailed operation:
1. Download “Windows Password Recovery Tool” and install it on another workable computer
2. Burn it to USB or CD/DVD. Launch the software on the workable computer. Then insert a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive into the computer. Click Burn to create a password reset disk.

3. Reset Windows 7 login password. Insert the USB device and Reboot the locked computer from USB or CD/DVD (it depends which device you use). After loading you will see interfaces of Windows Password Recovery Tool, follow the instructions on them to reset Windows 7 password. You can reset Windows 7 password successfully.

Option 2: Reset Windows 7 Password Free with Dell Password Reset Disk

This option is easy, but you have made a password reset disk. If you have made one, you are lucky and you can regain your lost password easily. But if you have no password, I suggest you can apply option 1. Now I will tell you how to recover Windows 7 password.
1. Click “Reset Password” when appearing ”Wrong password”
2. Insert your password reset disk to the locked computer. The Password Reset Wizard shows, click “Next”
3. Type a new password for your account and confirm it (Also, you can create a password hint if you need). Click “Next” to finish resetting Windows password

Option 3: Use “CMD” to reset Dell Password Windows 7

1. Windows 7 OS has a built-in administrator account, this account is created with no password by default when you install Windows 7 into your computer. You can log as administrator account and use it to recover Windows 7 password.
First, you should login log as administrator account and open the search box by clicking “Start”. Type “CMD” to enter into Command Prompt. Type “net user Username New password” in Command Prompt. Reboot your Windows and login without password

Now you can easily regain the access to your computer by these three options introduced in this article to reset Windows 7 admin password on dell.

7 Tips to Make Your Windows 8.1 Run Faster

Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 for a period. Do you know how to use Windows 8.1? Most people will say “Yes”. Actually, people can’t know everything about Windows 8.1. Now I will share some tips which can make your Windows 8.1 more efficient


1. Shut down
Windows 8.1/8.1 users may know shutting down Windows 8.1 is inconvenient comparing with Windows 7. How to shut down Windows 8.1 more quickly?
There are two options
Option 1: Click the Power button, and then set your desired action: Sleep, Shut down, or Update and restart. You can set the power button as shut down.

Option 2: Make a shortcut to shut down Windows 8.1
Right click your desk and create a shortcut. Then type “shutdown /s /t 0” and click “Next” to name this shortcut as Shut Down

2. Run two apps on the screen
Windows 8.1 has an obvious feature which is Modern UI. You can run Windows 8.1 apps on the UI. How can you run two apps on one screen like the custom desktop?
On Windows 8.1, swipe from the left and the last app you were using will turn into a thumbnail; drop this, and one app displays in a sidebar pane while your current app takes the rest of the screen. And you can then swap these by swiping again.

3. Log in Windows 8.1 automatically
Every time I open my Windows 8.1 laptop, I need to login Windows. Is there a solution that can login automatically? The answer is Yes
Press Win key+R. Enter” netplwiz ”, the User Accounts dialog will appear.
Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" box and click OK.
Enter the user name and password of the account that you'd like to be logged in automatically, click OK, restart your system and this time it should boot directly to the Start screen.

4. Replace the Start menu
If you still miss the regular Start menu like Windows 7, you can install some programs to get back the Standard menu. Actually, many programs can do this. You can google similar program
This free Classic Shell is recommended and you can have a try, this program can get back Start menu with Windows 7 style. The Start menu also has the shutdown option, search box etc.

5. Set Start screen background
Move arrow upper right. Click “Change PC setting” and choose Personalize option. Windows 8.1 allows you set with several useful options. You can set a lock screen background as you like, you also can set a picture.

6. Boot to the desktop
As all we know, Windows 8.1 boots with start screen insteading of custom desktop. In fact, Microsoft allows users to boot with two ways. How do we boot Windows 8.1 to desktop mode? Here is the guide
1. Right click on taskbar and click properties
2. Choose Navigation tab. Click Go to the desktop instead of Start when I sign in
Now you can reboot your computer to the desktop

7. Set a picture password
Microsoft allows enables you to create a picture password in Windows 8.1, which means that you can set an image as the login password. Microsoft tells us how it works. You need to draw on it in a combination of taps, lines and circles to unlock Windows 8.1 password
First you should open More PC Settings panel, and choose Users, click Create a Picture Password. You can set a picture password now.

Please note: Don’t forget Windows 8.1 password. If you forgot, click Windows 8.1 password reset to regain password