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Yarisyoyo
Mar 06, 2023Iron Contributor
How Can I Remove Password from Windows 11 PC?
I have a home pc that changed the password two week ago. Unfortunately, I forgot to save the password like I did in the past. Now, I can't login the PC and unable to get to the Windows 11 desktop. Is there any way to remove password from Windows 11 without losing data? I tried Ophcrack password recovery tool but it does not work on a Windows 11 PC.
[Update on July 2024] In fact, I have successfully remove and reset the password and forgot to update in here. I received a lot of messages asking me for the same issue when I logged in my Outlook account.
Below is the tutorial that helped me reset the password in 4 simple steps:
https://www.urly8.com/windows-password-reset-guide
- Kc1920Copper ContributorThat's typical of Microsoft to FORCE people to use a password.
- TehNeriCopper Contributor
Just change your password and when you get to the screen to enter a new one, leave it blank. Then it will auto log you in with no password from now on.
- nsaltessCopper Contributor
I have been searching the web for a while and this is the easiest and best answer I've come across so far!
- noknownusernameCopper Contributor
Windows Key,
Go to Settings,
Accounts
Under account settings click "Your Info" tab, here you should account settings see something like "sign in with Local account"
click that option and leave username and password blank if it ask.
should soft reboot to main screen
hit enter
- VitanDCopper ContributorGod bless you for the solution!! Thank youu!!
- VinceECopper Contributor
You need another administrator account in order to do so.In your Terminal, type:
net user USERNAME NEWPASSWORD
ornet user USERNAME *
to change it discretely. Here, it will ask you to type your password which will be invisible and where you can input nothing.or
Use your recovery disk which is safer than 3rd party tools.
You could clean install and you'll lose your apps, but your files will be there if you do it right. Hopefully, you have your Bitlocker key if activated, at least.
- YarisyoyoIron ContributorHi Vince,
Thanks for the tip. However, there is only one admin account on my PC. It seems the suggestion you shared does not work in my case.- VinceECopper ContributorIf you have an install disk/usb/recovery, which you can make from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 or https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11, you can install "over" your current system, (don't delete/format your drive; just select the drive your OS is on--important!) so that when you make your first login account, your files will be in the Windows.old folder of your C: drive. For example, C:\Windows.old\Users\YOURUSERNAME.
You'll need to not have Bitlocker protection though I believe, or have your key ready.
You can look at your recovery options here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5
- SimonDaxCopper ContributorDon't trust free software completely, some free software can't remove Windows password for you, but implant virus into the computer. I'd rather reinstall a clean OS than put the computer at risk.