Friday, 14 October 2016

Create Password Reset Disk using USB Flash drive on Windows 7/8/10

Create Password Reset Disk

Step 1:
Insert your Flash drive into the Computer. Then right click on the Flash drive and click on format.
Step 2:
Click on Start and Click on Control Panel. Under Control Panel click on Users Accounts and Family Safety. Then click on User accounts.
Step 3:
From the right side panel click on “Create a password reset disk”
Step 4:
Follow the Forgotten Password Wizard.
Step 5:
Click next and select the Flash drive from the drop down menu
Create Password Reset Disk
Step 6:
Click Next to Start the process and click next Finish to complete.

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Now we have the password reset disk ready. Now let’s see how to use it.
Step 1:
Once you type the incorrect password from the logon screen you’ll get reset password option as shown in the figure below
Step 2:
Click on Reset Password option
Step 3:
Make sure you have inserted your Password Reset USB drive and select it from the drop down menu.
Step 4:
Now click next and it will ask you to type in the new password and conform it.
Step 5:
Once you conform the password the click next and finish