3 Best Ways to Reset Windows 7 Password with Ease

Fortunately, there are 3 different ways you can reset your lost Windows 7 password, so one is bound to work for you. Each of the techniques covered are quick and easy, and won't keep your waiting. Check them out below.

Method 1: Use Windows 7 Password Reset Disk

A password reset disk could really come in handy if you ever forgot Windows 7 password. The problem with this method is that you have to create the password reset disk before you forgot the password. Assuming that you have created it beforehand, then you can follow the steps below to reset a lost password easily.

1. Once you've typed the wrong password, Windows 7 will show a Reset password link below the login box.

   

2. Make sure that password reset disk is plugged into the computer at this point. Click on the Reset password link.
3. When the Password Reset Wizard appears, click Next to continue.
4. Select the password reset disk from the drop-down list. Click Next.
5. Type a new password and verify it, as well as entering a password hint. Click Next.
6. Click Finish. Now you can log in to Windows 7 with the new password.

Method 2: Reset Windows 7 Password from Command Prompt

Resetting Windows 7 password isn't difficult, as long as you have a second administrator account to use. Of course, this assumes that you haven't also forgotten the password for the other administrator account. If you don't remember that password, either, skip to one of the other methods outlined below.

If you can login with an account that has administrator privileges, you can reset the password of any user account from the Command Prompt:

1. Click on the Start button, then select All Programs, and then Accessories. Right-click on the Command Prompt shortcut and select Run as administrator as shown below.

   

2. This will open a Command Prompt in administrator mode. Type net user and press Enter. It displays a list of the user accounts on the computer.

3. Type the following command and press Enter to reset Windows 7 password. Replace username with your desired account, and replace new_password with the password of your choice.

   net user username new_password

    

   

Method 3: Reset Windows 7 Password with PCUnlocker

If you have neither a password reset disk nor a second admin account, you can reset Windows 7 password with a bootable media like PCUnlocker Live CD. Just boot your computer from the CD and you can regain access to any user account if you forgot the password, or the account was locked out or disabled.

1. Use a spare PC to download PCUnlocker and save the zip archive to your desktop.
2. Extract the archive and you will get an ISO file: pcunlocker.iso. Burn the ISO to a blank CD (or USB flash drive) using the freeware ISO2Disc or ImgBurn.
3. Boot your locked Windows 7 computer from the CD. To do this, you might have to change the boot order in your PC's BIOS to boot from the optical drive first.

4. Once booted to the PCUnlocker program, select your desired user account and click on Reset Password button. It will unlock / reset your lost Windows 7 password in no time.

   

5. Reboot your computer and take out the CD, you can then get back into your account without password. It also recommends that you create a Windows 7 password reset disk from the Control Panel, just in case you lose access to your system again.

Ever come across a situation where you've forgotten or lost your Windows 7 password? Before you wipe your hard drive to reinstall again, check out the Windows 7 password reset options above. It'll save your sanity and time!

How to Recover PDF Password

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  User Password: is also called open password, it is the password defined by the people who create the PDF file which is used for protecting the PDF files from opening by others. If a PDF file is protected with the user password, only people who enter the password can open the PDF file.
• Owner Password: is the password that set to protect the PDF files from changing by others. With an owner password, the owner can protect the PDF files from printing, copying or editing.

PDF Password Recovery can help you recover any of them in a very simple way!

1Download and Install PDF Password Recovery

1. Click here to download the setup package of PDF Password Recovery and save it in a place that is easy to find, such as your PC desktop.
2. When the download is complete, double-click the download file to run the installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

2How to Remove PDF Owner Password

1. Launch the program. Click the ... button to select your password-protected PDF document (*.pdf), then select the Remove Owner Password option. Click the Next button to start.

2. The program will decrypt your PDF file instantly and save the decrypted file to the same folder with the original file. "_decrypted" ending is added to the decrypted file.

   

3How to Recover PDF User Password

1. Launch the program. Click the ... button to select your password-protected PDF document (*.pdf), then select the Recover User Password option. Click the Next button to continue.

   

2. Select a attack method, then click the Next button to continue. It's recommended to try the Dictionary attackmethod before proceeding to the Brute-force attack method. If you can recall part of the password, the Mask attack is the best choice.

   

3. If you select Dictionary attack, you need to specify a good dictionary for successful recovery. Generally, Dictionary attack succeed because many people have a tendency to choose passwords which are short, single words in a dictionary, or easily-predicted variations on words. You can use either default dictionary or your own ones.

   

   If you select Brute-force attack, set the minimum and maximum length of the password and what symbols to be searched. Begin with trying short passwords using the full character set, then you can increase the length of password simultaneously decreasing the character set to keep the required time acceptable.

   

   Often the Mask attack used if you already know some symbols or characters in the password. You can specify the mask to decrease the passwords combinations to be verified. For example, you know that the password contains 4 characters, starts with "q" and ends with '2'. So, the Password mask should be set to "q??2".

   

4. Click the Next button to start the recovery process. Once your password has been recovered, the program clearly notifies you of the results.

   

5. Now you are able to open the password-protected PDF document with the recovered password. That's it!