Who set up your laptop?
Did you set the original password?
How do i unlock my laptop if i have forgotten password?
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i have forgotten my laptop password and i don't have a disk. I'ts been two years now that i can't use the laptop. How do i unlock it?
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CrazyKats 15,500 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-04-08T15:00:16+00:00 Per AI:
To unlock your laptop without a password reset disk, you can try the following steps:
- Restart your laptop and press the "F8" key repeatedly before the Windows logo appears.
- Select "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" from the boot options.
- In the command prompt window, type "net user [your username] [new password]" and press Enter. Replace "[your username]" with your actual username and "[new password]" with the new password you want to set.
- Restart your laptop and log in with the new password you just set.
If this method doesn't work, you may need to contact Microsoft Support for further assistance.
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BryceSor 4,970 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-04-08T18:35:49+00:00 It depends on if the account is local or you have MSA account to unlock the computer.
Also did you set up a switch on password to start the laptop, which is done in the bios.
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Anonymous
2025-04-23T16:07:29+00:00 Hi i just want to know how can I rest my password for dell laptop I can't even get into it
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quietman7 MVP Alumni 19,735 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-04-08T19:36:30+00:00 If you created and used a Microsoft account when setting up your computer see....