Windows 8 Admin Password Forgotten on ThinkPad Laptop

Windows 8 admin password forgoton ThinkPad laptop? How to log on to ThinkPad laptop with Windows 8 again?

The ThinkPad laptop installed with Windows 8 is popular for us because of its high quality. When we are enjoying the computing life with ThinkPad laptop, sometimes a lot of problems appear in front of us, Windows 8 login password forgotten included in them. Here we will give you a full detail of the solution. 

1. Another Admin Account Log on to ThinkPad Windows 8
2. Recover ThinkPad Windows 8 Password with Reset Disk
3. Reset ThinkPad Forgotten Windows 8 Password in Safe Mode

Solution 1: Another Admin Account Log on to ThinkPad Windows 8.

Admin accounts could be created during Windows 8 OS installation or after you access Windows 8. So there may be not only one admin account you have. Log on to Windows 8 with another administrator is a convenient way to reset other forgotten password.

On the Windows login screen, press Ctrl + Alt + Del to switch user. Type Windows 8 login password and press Enter to log on to ThinkPad laptop.

After you successfully access Windows 8, follows the route, you can change the forgotten password.

Settings – Change PC settings – Users – Change local password

Solution 2: Recover ThinkPad Windows 8 Password with Reset Disk

Reset disk had better have been prepared before ThinkPad Windows 8 password forgotten. It is the convenient and easy way if another account doesn’t work. If you don’t have password reset disk before, Windows Password Genius Advanced can be used to create new one instantly.

When you get password reset disk ready, type incorrect password on the Windows login screen. A message “Reset Password” will prompt you to reset password with reset disk. Click the link and insert your reset disk device into ThinkPad laptop. Choose the device you plug into laptop and press Next. Click Next and type current user account password on Forgotten Password Wizard.  
Tips: How to create password reset disk before and after laptop locked.

Solution 3: Reset ThinkPad Forgotten Windows Password in Safe Mode

From the above introduction, Windows 8 OS has a built-in administrator account without password that is created during Windows installation, and disable by default. We need to enable that account before forgetting other admin account password. Otherwise,  your built-in administrator account won’t appear in the screen. 

Step 1: Start your computer and press “Shift + F8″ while the computer boots up. Scroll down to “Safe Mode with Command Prompt” with the arrow keys on the keyboard and press “Enter.” Your computer starts in Safe Mode with Command Prompt. 

Step 2: Select the Administrator account that appear in the screen, then enter command prompt. Type: net user <name> 123 and press Enter (<name> is the account name which password you need to reset, 123 is the new password), it will show you a message that the command completed successfully. 

Step 3:  Restart your computer, then you can log in as <name> with the password 123. You can go to Control Panel to change your account password if necessary.

If you try the above solutions and they don’t work, Windows Password Genius Advanced can still help you reset Windows 8 forgotten password without disk. First, create a password reset disk with it. Second, reset ThinkPad Windows 8 password with bootable password reset disk.

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Four Ways to Create Windows 8 Logon Password and How to Use

Password protection is usually recognized as the first protection option. For computer users, Windows logon password becomes the first defense line of computer protection. So I believe we all have realized its importance for our computer security. Generally, computer provides only one way to access Windows. Similarly, there is only a kind of password for Windows logon. But with the emergence and application of new operational system Windows 8, more ways can be used to login computer. 

What are these Windows logon ways and how to create Windows 8 logon password?

Windows 8 logon ways includes four in total; Windows local account password, picture password, Microsoft account password and PIN code. 

1. Create Windows Local Account Password

Like other Windows OS, computer installed with Windows 8 has a default administrator account and without any password. You can create a password for the administrator account.

Move the mouse to the upper right side of Windows screen, click Settings. Choose Control Panel – User Accounts and Family Safety – User Accounts – Make changes to my account in PC settings – Create a password.

 Or move the mouse to the upper right side of Windows screen click Settings. Choose change PC settings on the lower right corner. Select Users, you will see under the Sign- in options, there is Create a password button. On create a password window, type new password, reenter password and password hint. Click Next and Finish to complete local account password creation.

2. Create a Picture Password

Picture password is a new way to protect your touchscreen PC. We can choose a picture and set up three gestures on the picture. The gestures are like local account password.

First, we login into Windows 8 with local account. Choose change PC settings – Create a picture password. Create a picture password window appears. 

Second, choose a picture from your computer. 

Third, set up three gestures on the picture. And confirm these gestures, pay attention to gestures’ size, position and direction. 

Compared to character password, image maybe is easier to remember.

3. Microsoft Account Password Creation

Move to change PC settings window, choose Add a user. Type email address in the box as Microsoft account, used it to sign in to Windows. Click Next to finish Microsoft account creation. Password can be created just like local account.

4. Create a PIN Code

PIN code is a quick, convenient way to sign in to PC by using a 4-digit code. Choose change PC settings – Users – Create a PIN. Confirm current local account password first, and then Enter PIN, Confirm PIN in the input box. Click Finish to complete PIN creation.

After all the passwords are created successfully, log out of Windows 8 and sign in to it again. Type incorrect password and you will see password hint, all the Sign-in options are displayed for choice to login Windows 8. 

These logon passwords not only protect our computer in safety, but also make Windows logon convenient. Even though you forgot one or two of these Windows password, you still have another chance to access Windows. Besides, the diversity of Windows 8 password is not easy to forget. Every kind of password has its features, suitable for different kinds of computer users. 

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