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Password recovery software for Windows 10

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fifagenis

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I have an old Windows 7 laptop that was upgraded to Windows 10 recently. I set a password for it the other day and unfortunately forgot it as I don't use it quite often. This sounds stupid but it is true.

So I did some homework online and tested two well-known programs: Ophcrack and NT Password. All failed.

What would be a good one in 2017?
 
Well, it is possible, but, we have no idea if what you are saying is true or not, or if it is a stolen PC.
So, do :
  • Start your PC and select the Power icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the lock screen.
  • While holding down the Shift key, select Restart.
  • On the Boot options menu, select Troubleshoot > Reset this PC > Remove everything.
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This will wipe everything though, and leave you with a fresh Windows 10.
 
DaveSimmons said:
Did you create a second account with admin rights? That's always a good idea but I'm guessing it's too late now.
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It is just too late, lol

Elixer said:
Well, it is possible, but, we have no idea if what you are saying is true or not, or if it is a stolen PC.
So, do :

This will wipe everything though, and leave you with a fresh Windows 10.
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Hi Elixer, I totally understand your concern. If it was a stolen one, then I wouldn't ask in here. I will just reinstall the OS. That is simple and straight forward. I have some important staff on the computer so resetting or recovering the password is a better option for me.
 
Put the drive in an enclosure or hook it to another PC and pull your data from the drive. Then re-install the OS.
 
fifagenis said:
I have an old Windows 7 laptop that was upgraded to Windows 10 recently. I set a password for it the other day and unfortunately forgot it as I don't use it quite often. This sounds stupid but it is true.

So I did some homework online and tested two well-known programs: Ophcrack and NT Password. All failed.

What would be a good one in 2017?
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You will need another system which has the same operating system as you have. Ex: If you have Windows 7 Home Premium on your system then you would need another system with the same OS.
  1. Now create a password reset disk in B as described here.
  2. After you create a reset disk take your removable disk and insert it in A.
  3. Boot into Windows and in the login screen click 'Reset Password.'
  4. You will get a Password Reset Wizard to reset your password using the reset disk.
 
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