How to Create and Use a Windows 8 Password Reset Disk

Have you ever forgotten your password and haven’t been able to log into your computer? What’s that? You have? Oh okay, so you’ve forgotten your Windows 8 password and now you can’t access your Windows 8. So embarrassing… Never mind! We’ve got you covered. What you need is to create a Windows 8 password reset disk.

A Windows 8 password reset disk is a floppy disk or USB you can plug into your computer to help you restore your Windows 8 password and access your account again. Want to learn how to create one? Follow our advice below:

• Way 1: How to Create and Use a Windows 8 Password Reset Disk in Your Computer
  • 1.1.How to Create Windows 8 Password Reset Disk
  • 1.2.How to Use It
• Way 2: How to Create and Use a Windows 8 Password Reset Disk with Another Computer
  • 2.1. How to Create Windows 8 Password Reset Disk with Windows Password Key
  • 2.2. How to Use It

Also Read: If you are using Windows 7, please refer to how to create and use a Windows 7 password reset disk. If you are using Windows 10, you can refer to how to create and use a password reset disk in Windows 10

Way 1: How to Create and Use a Windows 8 Password Reset Disk in Your Computer

1.1.How to Create Windows 8 Password Reset Disk

If you’re reading this before having blocked your computer, go on reading. If not, move on to Way 2. To create a Windows 8 password reset disk with the in-built software in your computer follow these steps:

• In the search page, type “password reset” in the search box and click on “Create a password reset disk”.
  
• Insert your floppy disk or USB and click “Next” on the “Forgotten Password Wizard”.
  
• Choose the drive where you want to create the password key on and click “Next”.
  
• Enter your current user account password and click “Next”.
  
• To finish the process, click “Next” after the progress bar is complete.
  
• Now you have a working Windows 8 password reset disk! How to use it? Read below.

1.2.How to Use It

To use a Windows 8 password reset disk while locked out of Windows 8 computer:

• Insert the password disk or USB drive and switch on your PC.
• Click “Reset Password”. The “Password Reset Wizard” will pop up.
  
• Click “Next” in the “Password Reset Wizard” and key in a new password.
  
• Click “Finish”. You can now log in normally. Don’t forget your Windows 8 password this time!

Way 2: How to Create and Use a Windows 8 Password Reset Disk with Another Computer

2.1. How to Create Windows 8 Password Reset Disk with Windows Password Key

The most logical thing would be for you to be reading this article after having blocked your Windows 8 computer, in which case the method described above is not useful for you. But we have another solution! We have specially designed a tool for you. Windows Password Key (Windows Password Genius) is an all-in-one Windows password recovery tool. With it, you can add a new user, remove passwords without data loss or reset your forgotten password for your locked Windows 8 laptop/PC. To use it, just follow these simple steps:

• Download Windows Password Key in an unlocked computer (time to ask some favours if you don’t have another one!) and select if you prefer to create a password reset disk in a USB or a cd.
• Insert your preferred option and click “Begin Burning”.
  
• Click “Yes” on the pop-up dialog box to format the cd or usb and then you will successfully create a Windows 8 password reset disk.
• Then, insert the disk into your Windows 8 laptop.

2.2. How to Use It

This is how you use this Windows 8 password reset disk to bypass Windows 8 password:

• Choose the target user of which you forgot the password and click on “Reset password”.
  
• Click “Reboot” and eject the password reset disk or USB. The computer will restart and you’ll be able to access your locked Windows 8 computer.
  

Summary

In this post, we showed you 2 different ways to create and use a Windows 8 Password Reset Disk. Don’t forget to like the post if it was useful and if you still have problems with your device don’t hesitate to contact us.