How to Create a password reset Disk for windows 10

A password reset disk is useful, to reset Windows local user account password in case if you ever forget it. However you can’t create a password reset disk if you don’t know your password, so don’t wait for the day you actually need it. So Go ahead, and create it when you initially set up your user account. Here in this post we have steps to create a password reset disk on Windows 10.

Note:

• Password reset disks in Windows 10 can be created only for local accounts.
• To reset the password for your Microsoft account, you must go to the Forgot my password link available on Microsoft’s site’s login page.
• If your computer is on a business domain, a system administrator can reset your domain password.
• If you are using a Microsoft account in Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, you will need to use Microsoft’s online password reset tool which can be accessed from any device with internet access.
• Also, If you have forgotten your local user account password, and don’t have a password reset disk. Read how to reset your Windows 10 password without losing data.

Create a password reset disk for Windows 10

To Create A Password Reset disk, you just need a USB Flash Drive and Have Access to the local user account for which you wish to make the password reset disk

• First of all, insert your USB thumb drive  that you want to use as a password reset disk,
• Login local user account for which you want to create a password reset disk.
• Now on the start menu, search the Type control panel and open it.
• Here on the Control Panel context menu click on User Accounts.
• Again, Click User Accounts from the right pane of the User Accounts window.

• Now from the left pane of the next window, click Create a password reset disk.

• If you have not already inserted your USB flash drive, you will be prompted to insert one.
• Plug in your drive, press OK, and then click or tap again, On “Create a password reset disk”.
• Now The Forgotten Password Wizard is opened.
• Click next to proceed with the creation of the password reset disk.

• Select the drive where you want to store the password information about your user account and press Next.
• On the next screen, you have to enter the current user account password which will help you to reset your Windows 10 password in the future.
• Once you have entered the password, click on the Next button.

Note: If your account does not have a password, leave the box blank. If later you decide that your account needs a password and it happens that you forget it, you can use the password reset disk you just created.

Wait while the wizard creates the password reset disk. When the process is complete, the progress bar will show 100%. Click or tap Next.

You have successfully created the Windows 10 password reset disk. These Steps are applicable for all Windows editions.

Reset Password Using Password Reset Disk

If any time you forgot your current windows password and windows won’t allow you to login to windows then you can use the Password Reset which you created previously To Reset the windows password.

First insert the Password Reset Disk into your PC, then click on the Reset Password option and click next.

Then click on the drop-down menu, and select the device your password reset disk is located on. Now click Next and type in a new password again, retype the password and put a password hint. That’s all click next and finish, the password to your account has now been reset! You can log into your account with the new password you just created.