How to change administrator password in Windows 8

I think it is the one of the most embarrassing situations to forget Windows 8 local or administrator password. Most people want to remove Windows 8 administrator password or change it when they are locked out of the computer. If administrator account is the only account that you can use to log into your Windows 8 and you accidentally lost it, it means that you can’t access to your computer again unless you reinstall Windows. But I don’t think this is a good idea because all data on your computer will be wiped. Is there any easy way to change Windows 8 password without data loss? I will share the solutions to change Windows 8 administrator password if you forgot or lost. Please follow the steps.

Part 1: Reset Windows 8 administrator password with another available one

If you have one available admin account, you can follow the below steps, if you have no available admin account, you can follow the Part 2.
Difficulty: Simple.
How long it will take: In general, several minutes are enough.
1. Login and open the “Control Panel”, and choose User Account.
2. Choose the locked account and click “Change the password”, then you need to type the password that you can remember (it is better you can write down on paper or back up in case you forget again.)

3. Reboot your computer and type the password you just set to login
Note: If you remember the password and want to reset Windows 8 password, you also can follow the above steps just except that you needn’t to login another available account.

Part 2: Change Windows 8 administrator password with Windows Password recovery tool

Actually, there are several ways to change Windows 8 administrator password when you forgot it:
Solution 1: Use a Windows 8 Password Hint.
Solution 2: Use Picture Password or PIN.
Solution 3: Use a Windows 8 Password Reset Disk.
But to use all of these solutions, you must have set password hint, picture password or hint or created password reset disk before you forgot Windows 8 password. If you did, things will be much easier, just follow the instructions;
But if you didn’t, what should you do? Under this situation, you will need the help of Windows 8 password recovery tool. Next, I will tell you how to use Windows 8 password changer to regain password.

Difficulty: It is so easy, it allows you to change Windows 8 password without any professional knowledge.
How long it will take: No matter how you set up a complex or long password, it only takes several seconds

First, download Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 and install it on a workable computer.
This program’s size is smaller than others, so you can download it quickly.

Second, burn Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 to CD/DVD or USB. Open Windows Password Recovery Tool and insert a CD/DVD or USB device, I take CD/DVD for example, then choose CD/DVD to burn Windows password reset disk.

Third, change Windows 8 password, insert the burned device to the locked computer and reboot your computer from CD/DVD, this is key, click to know more: How to set BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD
You will see the UI of this program after your computer boots. You need to choose Windows system and the locked administrator account. Click “Next” to start change Windows 8 password.

After several seconds, it will alert changing password successfully. Then you can login as administrator without password. In addition, you also can follow video guide: