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Forgot iPad Password? How to Unlock iPad without password on Windows PC?
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Flpence If you haven't synced the iPad with iTunes on Windows PC or enabled Find My iPad, you can use Recovery Mode to unlock iPad without passcode. This is an easy way to fix the issue when you forgot iPad password. Steps:
1. Connect your iPad to a computer and open iTunes (or Finder on macOS Catalina or later).
2. Force restart your iPad by pressing the appropriate buttons for your model until the Recovery Mode screen appears.
3. iTunes/Finder will detect the iPad in Recovery Mode and prompt you to restore it.
4. This will erase the iPad and remove the password.
Manzies I agree on this. Recovery Mode is a special booting sequence on iPads that allows you to restore the device's firmware or iOS in situations where the device is otherwise unresponsive, such as when you've forgotten iPad passcode or when the device is stuck on the Apple logo. Recovery Mode is particularly useful for troubleshooting and restoring the device through iTunes on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer. Boot into Recovery Mode on iPad:
- Use a USB cable to connect your iPad to a computer with iTunes
- Turn off the iPad. Connect the iPad to your computer while holding the Top (Power) button. Keep holding the Top button until the Recovery Mode screen appears.
- Choose the "Restore" option. This will download the latest iPadOS and reset your iPad to factory settings, removing the password.
Recovery Mode is a powerful tool to reset iPad without passcode, but it's essential to be aware of the consequences, particularly the loss of data.