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How to Reset Windows 7 Administrator Password in Efficient Methods?

Several days ago, my sister asked me whether I had methods to get Windows 7 administrator password reset. The Windows 7 login administrator password comes in handy if you do not want intruders or unauthorized users to access to your Windows 7 computer and make system changes, install applications or delete data without your permission. In general, most Windows 7 users tend to create an administrator password considering privacy security. But if you forget your Windows 7 admin password, what will you do? Reinstall your Windows system? Actually, we have many methods to deal with Windows 7 administrator password recovery.

What should we know before we choose ways to reset Windows 7 administrator password?

1. When we forgot Windows 7 administrator password, you needn't worry too much. It's not a big issue. Just keep calm and check the password hints you leave when you create the password. Guess your password and try again.

2. Make sure that your important data, say, secret documents of your company, in Windows 7 computer can be kept intact and there is no safety loophole to be caused. In fact, you can find many free tools on Internet to reset Windows 7 administrator password, please pay attention to some malware.

3. You'd better find the most efficient way, rather than try different ways found on the Internet. Anyway, people in this quick-paced society shouldn't waste much time on trifles.

Method 1: Reset Windows 7 administrator password with Windows 7 installation CD.

The Windows 7 installation CD offered by Microsoft can be used to reset our forgotten Windows 7 administrator password. It can help you restore your Windows 7 and you will be able to login onto Windows 7 without any password. A point you should take into consideration is that those encrypted file types, messages of emails, and the previously passwords stored for Internet Explorer usage and by other network resources will get lost. If the above-mentioned messages are vital to you, please refer to another two methods below.

1. Insert the installation CD into the locked Windows 7 computer.

2. Restart your computer from the installation CD. Then you will be asked to choose your language and other preferences. After that, click Next.

3. In the next "Install Windows" page, top on "Repair your computer" line on the left.

4. It will shows the "System Recovery Options" window, select the second choice "Restore your computer using a system image that you created earlier" and then click on Next.

Method 2: Reset Windows 7 administrator password with Windows 7 password reset disk.

If you're a farsighted person and with a Windows 7 password reset disk at hand, I'd like to congratulate you, for you can safely and easily reset your lost Windows 7 administrator password in a few minutes. It must be the best method for you.

1. Input a wrong number into the password box in login screen, you will see a message "The username or password is incorrect". Click "OK" and find "Password Reset" line and tap on it.

2. Put your Windows 7 password reset disk into your Windows 7 computer. It will pop up the Password Reset Wizard window.

3. In the next page, choose the right drive that you used to create your Window 7 password reset disk. Click on Next.

4. Then you will be asked to enter your new password twice. Here, I recommend you to set a password hint for yourself in case that you forget your password one more in the future.

5. Click Next to finish your recovery.

Method 3: Reset Windows 7 administrator password with reliable Windows 7 password reset software.

In most cases, users don't have a Windows 7 password reset disk prepared in advance. If so, is it possible to boot a Windows 7 password reset disk? Then we need to choose reliable Windows 7 admin password reset software. Anmosoft Windows Password Reset is a reliable and powerful Windows 7 password reset program I'd like to recommend to you. It is a Windows password recovery tool that works effectively on recovering Windows 7 admin password in a few minutes. According to its usage ranges, there are four different versions. As it takes effects by burning a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive, so that you need to prepare one a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive in advance.

1. Download and install Anmosoft Windows Password Reset. Insert a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive prepared in advance into a workable computer.

2. Select your CD/DVD or USB flash drive and start to make a Windows 7 password reset disk. After it is finished, insert the burned disk into your locked Windows 7 computer.

3. Choose the right Windows system, and then select accounts you want to reset password for.

4. After the Windows 7 admin password reset finished, click "Reboot" and then restart your Windows 7 computer. Then you can log on without any password now.

Alternative tools: you can also make use of some free Windows password reset software, such as BitLocker, Ophcrack, etc.

In fact, if you are a Windows 8 user and you have forgotten Windows 8 password, you can also refer to the above-mentioned three methods. So do you have any other efficient method to reset Windows 7 administrator password?

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