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Isaaccom
Apr 10, 2025Iron Contributor
Forgot local administrator password Windows 10 without disk, How to reset?
Hello everyone, I recently encountered a super headache and came to the forum for help. I have an old Windows 10 desktop computer at home. I installed the system for my family a few years ago. As a ...
BeckettPhoenix
Apr 10, 2025Iron Contributor
I have actually encountered this situation once before. At that time, I helped my family repair their old computer, but I found that I couldn’t remember the administrator password and couldn’t log in. Later, I used the method of "safe mode + command line" to successfully reset local admin password on Windows 10/11. The process was simpler than I thought.
I did it like this:
- I held down Shift and clicked "Restart" to enter the advanced startup menu;
- Then I selected "Troubleshooting" > "Advanced Options" > "Startup Settings" and clicked "Restart";
- After the system restarted, I selected 4 to enter safe mode;
- After entering, I directly opened the command prompt and entered:
net user admin 123456
5. Changed a new password.
Then I restarted back to normal mode and logged in directly. It was super smooth! So I personally feel that this method is really suitable for situations where you don’t want to use third-party tools and can enter the system. If you also encounter the situation of forgetting your password, you might as well try it~