How to Reset Windows 7 Password with or without Disk?

If you forget your Windows 7 password, how to reset the password? The methods listed in this article can help you reset Windows 7 password with or without disk. Still bothered about forgetting password and have no reset disk? Just need a few minutes to read these methods, and pick the right one to take it to carry out.

Solution 1: Reset the Password with Password Reset Disk

Win 7 OS allows you to create a password reset disk. When you forgot your password and locked out of computer, you can use the disk to reset the forgotten password. But this method only works with the man who had created a password reset disk before he forgot Windows 7 password. The following steps show you how to use the reset disk.

Step 1. On the logon screen, type a incorrect password, and then press ENTER to logon. When message "The user name or password is incorrect" appears, click "OK".

Step 2. You will see a "Reset password" link under the password box, click the link.

Step 3. Insert the password reset disk, and then follow the instructions to reset Windows 7 administrator password.

Solution 2: Reset Windows 7 Admin Password with Command

Microsoft provides many useful command, some of them could help us to reset Windows password. If you can logon computer with another user account which has administrator privilege, you can easily reset Windows 7 password by using "net user" command. This command is also used on windows 8, vista, xp, etc. Now, you can reset your password in two steps:

Step 1. Click Start button > Type cmd.exe in search box > Right click cmd.exe on search result > Run as administrator. If you logon computer with administrator account, you can run cmd.exe directly without "Run as administrator".

Step 2. Type "net user <user name> <new password>" in the command window. Please replace <user name> with your user name, and replace <new password> with the new password. When the window displays the message "Command completed successfully", the password has been reset successfully.

Solution 3: Reset Password via User Account Management

Although "net user" command can help you reset windows 7 admin password effectively and quickly, many users prefer graphical-user-interface to black-white command window. User Account Management panel offers friendly UI to manage user account profile, which is most easier to accept by computer beginners.

Step 1. Get to Control Panel, click User Accounts and Family Safety > User Accounts > Manage Accounts.

Step 2. Click the user account you want to change its password, and then a sub panel "Change an Account" is opened.

Step 3. Click "Change the password" on the left of panel.

Step 4. Type new password, and click "Change Password" button.

Solution 4: Reset Password on Windows 7 with Software

If the methods above don't work for you at all, you can try this method. What you need to prepare is an accessible computer and a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive. Here I pick up the best Windows password recovery tool - Windows Password Buster to help you reset password on Windows 7 system.

Step 1. Download and Install the software on the accessible PC.

Step 2. Insert the CD/USB and burn a password reset disk.

Step 3. Insert the password reset disk into the locked PC and boot the PC from the disk.

Step 4. When you get to the password reset screen, select the locked account and click "Change password" button to reset its password.

Solution 5: Help Video on Windows 7 Reset Password

If you find the methods above are hard to understand, you can watch the video below. Try to follow this video guide to reset password.



Of all the 5 solutions listed above, Windows Password Tool is the ideal choice for you to reset Windows 7 administrator or user password under all circumstances. Choose them accordingly to help you reset password.