How to Unlock Windows 7 Password without Software?

Have you ever forgotten your password? If you forget your Windows 7 password, how to recover the password? Actually, there are some ways can help you to unlock Windows 7 password. You may resort to reinstalling Windows 7 system. But this way will damage your data in the hard drive. In this article I will share 3 effective ways to unlock Windows admin or user password without formatting your operating system.

Method 1: Unlock Windows 7 Admin Password via Command

Windows 7 has many useful commands. some of them can be used to unlock Windows 7 password. But you need to have some computer technical to use it because it is a little difficult to operate. What is more, you must have an accessible admin account. That is, you should think about that whether you still have other account that has admin privilege to get into computer. If yes, follow the steps bellow:

Step 1. Type "cmd" in the Start menu search box, select Command Prompt.
Step 2. Type "net user" in command window to see the user accounts of system.
Step 3. Type "net user username password", replacing the username and password with the combination you want.



When you get the message "The command completed successfully", it means you have unlocked the password successfully.

Method 2: Unlock Password on Windows 7 without Disk

Forgot Windows 7 admin password and no reset disk? If you can get into computer, you can also unlock password on Windows 7 through Computer Manage. Steps as below:

Step 1. Click Start button, type "lusrmgr.msc" in the search box and press Enter key.
Step 2. When "Local Users and Groups" dialog appears, open "Users" folder. Right-click a user account and select "Set Password".
Step 3. When a dialog pops up, type a new password, confirm the password, and then click "OK".

Method 3: Windows Password Unlocker to Reset Password

If you can't get into your computer with other admin account, I'm afraid you need to use third party Windows password unlocker to reset your password. Here I recommend you Windows Password Buster, which can help you reset Windows 7 password instantly.



This Windows password unlocker can help you to reset any lost Windows password, including admin password and standard user password. It supports Windows 8/7/Vista and Windows Server 2008/2003 etc. You can follow the steps below:

Step 1. Download and install Windows Password Buster on any accessible computer.
Step 2. Insert a blank CD or USB flash drive into the computer, launch the program.
Step 3. Select the CD or USB option, click Next to burn a bootable password reset disk.
Step 4. Insert the reset disk into the locked computer, boot the computer from the disk.
Step 5. When you get to the password reset screen, select an account and click Change password to reset its password.
Step 6. Click Reboot to reboot the computer, and then you can login without password.



Of all the three methods above, Windows Password Buster is the ideal choice for you to unlock Windows 7 password under all circumstances. If you have any question, feel free to leave comment below. More article please visit: How to Bypass Windows 7 Password.