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Yarisyoyo
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Mar 06, 2023

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.

  • Yarisyoyo's avatar
    Yarisyoyo
    Mar 07, 2023

    [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

     

  • Kc1920's avatar
    Kc1920
    Copper Contributor
    That's typical of Microsoft to FORCE people to use a password.
  • TehNeri's avatar
    TehNeri
    Copper Contributor

    Yarisyoyo 

     

    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.

    • nsaltess's avatar
      nsaltess
      Copper Contributor

      I have been searching the web for a while and this is the easiest and best answer I've come across so far!

       

  • noknownusername's avatar
    noknownusername
    Copper Contributor

    Yarisyoyo 

     

    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 

    • VitanD's avatar
      VitanD
      Copper Contributor
      God bless you for the solution!! Thank youu!!
  • VinceE's avatar
    VinceE
    Copper Contributor


    You need another administrator account in order to do so. 

     

    In your Terminal, type:
    net user USERNAME NEWPASSWORD


    or

     

    net 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.

  • SimonDax's avatar
    SimonDax
    Copper Contributor
    Don'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.

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