How to remove Windows 8 login admin password

Microsoft pays more attention to Windows 8 and more people use Windows 8. Some of them always forgot Windows 8 login password. In general, people won’t backup the login password by passwords reset disk. Is there a quick and easy way to remove Windows 8 login password? In fact, the problem is not difficult as you think even you have no disk or install CD. You can spend less time regaining your lost password, just do as this guide says.

Solution 1: Remove Windows 8 admin password by Pin code

If you don’t want to set a long password for your computer, you can set a shorter pin code for your Windows 8. Actually, in case of convenience, users always set a pin code for their computer. If you have done it, you can remove password within several minutes.
1. Login to Windows 8 with PIN code. When you login to Windows, there are two options, just choose the Pin code
2. Click “Start->searching box”, type Net User <user name> <new password> and press Enter to reset Windows 8 login password.

Solution 2: Use available Admin Account to remove Windows 8 Password

Now people usually set several accounts for their own computer. I have set two admin accounts for my computer (the built-in administrator account with super privilege is included). If your computer have an available admin account, things will be easy.
# Login to Windows 8 with the available admin account
# Open “Control Panel->User Account”, choose the locked admin account, set a new password for the locked account. Then restart the computer and login with the new password.

Solution 3: Use Windows 8 Password Recovery Tool to remove Windows password

Complex passwords can keep computer secured but it may waste time typing password. In addition, it is difficult to remember the complex password. What if people forgot login password? Windows Password Recovery Tool can help you remove Windows password even when you forgot it. This program is easy to use and can remove local password with no data damage.

• Download the program and install it on an unlocked computer.
• Open the program and burn Windows 8 password recovery tool to a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive so that you can make a password reset disk.

• Insert the created disk and reboot the computer from USB. After that, you can see the program interface. Just choose user account whose password you want to remove and click "Next" to proceed.

Note: To reboot the locked computer from USB is the key. If you don’t know how to set, please follow this guide: How to set Bios boot from USB
Then, you can login to your computer without any password. You can set a new password for your computer as well. I advise you to create password reset disk to backup your password.

How to update to the latest Windows 8.1 Update?

Windows 8 is an excellent Windows OS. Every time it updates, it will bring us some surprise. It is said that Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 update 2 on August 12. Some people think this is false. Although it won’t be conformed until now, it will show up someday. We don’t care about when it will really be released. Here let’s pay attention to how to update to the latest Windows 8.1.

Part 1: Preparation

1. Keep your computer with 20% power.
2. Backup your files, desktop apps, user accounts, and settings.
3. Make sure you have enough free disk space.

Part 2: Update to Windows 8.1

1. Get the free update in Windows Store
If you have purchased Windows 8 and your computer is running Windows 8 now, you can get free update from Microsoft.
Note: In this method, you need to connect your computer with the Internet.

Step 1: Launch the Windows 8 Store

Step 2: Download the update package, which you can find in the Windows 8 Store (some user say they can’t find update, if this happens to you, click here)
Step3: Install Windows 8.1 update. After download is finished, it will be installed automatically in the background.
Step 4: Reboot your computer after installing Windows 8.1 update. It will take 15 minutes or longer time. Now you can login to Windows 8.1.


2. Update Windows 8.1 from installer file
Note: This method requires you to download Windows 8.1 update package before. You can go to Microsoft official website to download latest Windows 8.1 update ISO disk image file.

• Back up your important files in your computer

• Burn Your Installation Media or Create a Bootable USB

In fact, this is not a necessary step for Windows 8 users, because system will regard it as a drive disk and you can right click the iso file to mount it. After you download the update, you need to create a bootable DVD or USB drive. This is an easy thing that most programs can help you finish.

• Launch the Installer. You can boot your subject PC with the bootable media you have made or you can run the setup.exe directly if you want to do an upgrade installation.

You need to choose whether it is necessary to format your root drive and installation type. After that, it will inform you to choose partition to install. All of this depends on your requirements. Windows installation will proceed for about twenty minutes.
This installation will not keep anything from the previous Windows installation which is called “Clean installation” (After installing, you will find a Windows.old directory under your root drive folder if you don't format the drive)

• Set your own Windows

This is the last step before enjoying the new world of Windows 8.1. Correct setting can make your Windows 8.1 run faster. If you want to get more tips about Windows 8.1, click: 7 Tips to Make Your Windows 8.1 Run Faster

The setting includes the color choice and signing into a Microsoft account so that you can use Windows 8 apps in the Windows Store. Of course, you can use local account to login to Windows 8.1 without using Windows 8.1 apps. You can enjoy the new Windows 8.1 now!
Note: Pay attention to that you need to backup your Windows 8 password after setting. If you forgot or lost Windows 8.1 password, please follow this guide: 4 Options to Reset Windows 8.1 Password to regain access to Windows 8.1.

Best way to remove Windows 7 administrator password if forgotten

Now many users set password for their computer in term of security. When they boot their computers, the first thing they do is enter the login password. At this moment, many people forgot Windows 7 login password and couldn’t access their computers in the following cases:
Case 1: I forgot my password for my Windows 7 laptop and need help to log in to it.
Case 2: I changed and then forgot my login password and now I'm locked out of my computer. How to remove it?
Some of them will say that they have another admin account, but some have no admin account available. This guide will tell you the best way to remove Windows 7 administrator password.

Note: This guide is for the situations below:
1. Forgot or lost Windows 7 password and have no reset disk
2. Forgot Windows 7 admin password and have no other admin accounts.
3. Changed your login password but unfortunately lost it.
4. Bought an old laptop installed with Windows 7 but it was locked by an account that you have no idea.

Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 is an excellent tool to remove lost or forgotten administrator and user passwords. You can remove Windows login password on Windows 7/8/8.1/XP/ Vista and even Windows Server 2000/2008/2012 etc. No need to format your computer or reinstall your Windows. It can keep your data secure. In addition, this program offers four versions (Standard, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate). Now I take removing Windows 7 admin password for example:

Part 1: What you should prepare

1. Download Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 Ultimate
2. A workable USB or CD/DVD

Part 2: Steps to remove Windows 7 admin password

# Launch Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 Ultimate after you install it on a workable computer.
# Insert the USB and burn this program to USB.
Use the default ISO image file provided by Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 to burn a bootable USB.

# Remove Windows 7 admin password
Insert newly-created USB device and restart your computer from Bios
For a while, the interface of Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard will appear. Choose the Windows OS your computer runs and choose the account that you want to remove Windows password, click Next to change Windows 7 password.

In addition, here is a video guide, if you have problems about this guide, you can watch this video guide:

Tips:
1. The locked computer must be booted from Bios. As for BIOS settings, you can visit this page: How to set BIOS to boot from USB.
2. It is better to backup your password, you can create password reset disk.