How to Reset a Forgotten Password in Windows 10 or Windows 11

Hello, readers welcome to the new post. Here we will discuss How to Reset your Windows 10 Password. If anyone forgot the Windows PC password then do not take tension Windows 10 and Windows 11 both have features to reset passwords. For this answer security questions for resetting passwords. The second option is to make a password reset disk which can be done using a USB.

Here we will explain detailed steps for resetting passwords so let’s start.

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How to Recover a Microsoft Account

If you have a Microsoft Account and forgot your password, press on I forgot my Password option on the window login screen. For this confirm your email address and select the process through which you have to get the verification code

Click on Get Code then check email or text messages for code.

Put code in the required field and press the Next button. Then you can make a new password for your Microsoft account.

Press Next to finish the process, and then a window will confirm that the password has been changed.

Press the Sign in button then move to the sign-in screen. Put a new password and sign in the window with the password

How to Recover a Microsoft Account Online

If you facing difficulty resetting your password directly on Windows then the online option is also available. For this purpose visit the Microsoft Account website and click the Sign in button. Follow the option Forgot Password on the screen.
On one display put or confirm an alternative email address that helps to reset the password. Click the button to get the code. Put the code received on the email and make a new password.
If there is no alternative mail address there is an option to recover the account and for this follow different recovery steps. A window will ask for identity verification and then click on the option I don’t have any of these links.
On new screen option comes that asks you to email the address for the account that you are recovering. Then you will ask about entering an alternative email address. If you do not have the click option create a new one with Outlook.com link Where should we contact you?
Move to the bottom of the Microsoft account page and press the option Create an account link, Follow these steps mentioned for a new account. Then you will be asked for a CAPTCHA check.
Now move to the account recovery page and add an address for the new account that you just made. Press the Next button, then sign your alternative email address and get the code sent to you. Put this code in recovery details to make sure to Microsoft that this account you own.
On the next screen, you will be asked to provide contact details. Write your name, date of birth another detail then move to Next
here you will asked to put the email addresses of the contacts you wrote in the subject lines that you have used for the email. Fill in the information and click Next.
If you given details are not enough then you will ask to add more details.
If enough are proper you will get details for indication that an email was sent to you for an alternative address for account recovery. Press the Ok button and check the email from Microsoft.
Press included the link to reset the password. Now put an email address for an account with the forgotten password then move to Next
Write and then again write a new password, and press the next button. You will get a notification that the password is changed. Then click the sign-in button to sign in account inline or move to the login screen on Windows PC and sign in here.

How to Recover a Local Account

It is difficult for Microsoft to use a Local account with Windows, especially for Windows 11. If you set up an account in any way, then needed to make security questions and answers at time of the setup process. They are main factor for account recovery in future

There is an option for changing the security questions at any time. IN window 10 follow these points Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options and press Update your security questions
Put password for local account and select a security question write answers and FInish
Windows 11 does not have a visible option for updating security questions. But there is an unofficial way through the use of manual command that is Win key + R.
In the Open field of Run dialog box add this command ms-cxh://setsqsalocalonly.
Press OK, then enter the password for the local account. You have features to update 3 security questions and put answers After that finish.
Suppose that you forgot the password for your local account. On the window sign-in screen, press the arrow next to the password field or click the Enter key.
The window shows that the password is incorrect. Press Ok and choose reset the password option
A window will show 3 security questions that you already set up. Put answers for these questions and click the arrow close to the last answer or press Enter to respond to the prompt.
The window helps to make a new password. Then put the new password twice, press enter to change, and gain access to Windows again.