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How can I unlock hp laptop forgot password without disk Windows 11?
You can try to reset HP laptop password in safe mode. I also learned this by accident when I was helping a friend solve a problem. What happened is that he forgot hp laptop login password. We tried many methods but none of them worked. Finally, we decided to try safe mode, and it worked!
I will share the steps with you below. It is very simple:
Enter safe mode:
- First shut down your computer, then press the power button to turn it on.
- During the boot process, immediately hold down the Shift key and click Restart on the screen (you can find the restart option in the lower right corner of the login screen).
- After restarting, you will enter a blue "Choose an option" menu. Click Troubleshoot.
- Then select Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart.
- After the computer restarts, a menu with boot options will be displayed. Press the F4 key (or the number 4) and select Enter safe mode.
Reset password using command:
After entering safe mode, you will see a simplified desktop similar to the normal Windows interface.
At this time, right-click the Start menu, select Windows Terminal (Administrator), and open the Command Prompt window.
In the Command Prompt window, enter the following command to list all user accounts:
net user
Find your username and enter the following command to reset your password:
net user username new password
For example, if your username is "John" and your new password is "12345", you would enter:
net user John 12345
If the command is executed successfully, you will see a prompt that says "Command completed successfully.
EdwardHarris Thanks this was the only one that worked
- wreakmayhemJan 03, 2025Copper Contributor
Were all your files still there afterwards?