{"id":16009,"date":"2019-01-21T13:53:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T08:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=16009"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:20:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:50:33","slug":"reset-forgotten-password-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/reset-forgotten-password-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Forgotten Password on Windows 10 PC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you looking for the best ways to reset Windows password? Learn how to reset forgotten Windows 10 password without losing data and system reinstallation.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Have you forgotten Windows 10 password<\/strong>? Or, do you want to reset your Windows 10 local account password?<\/p>\n

Well, losing your Windows password is not the end of the world, so put away that gun and read this article!<\/p>\n

There are several available methods to reset password\u00a0in Windows 10 operating system. Among the less desirable methods are doing a full reinstallation (clean install) of Windows 10 or Windows 8, or a factory reset. This is not recommended, especially if you haven\u2019t backed up your data.<\/p>\n

Are there better ways to reset Windows password<\/strong> when you have forgotten it? Yes, there are.<\/p>\n

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The first thing to understand is that there are different types of login passwords in Windows computer, such as Microsoft account, local account, and domain account.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Account:<\/strong><\/span> The Microsoft account is a common account for all of Microsoft\u2019s products, such as Xbox, Skype and so on.<\/p>\n

Local User Account:<\/strong><\/span> A local account will be used on a standalone machine that is not connected to any closed network.<\/p>\n

Windows Domain Account:<\/strong><\/span> A domain account is for a closed user group or domain. There is a way to reset each of these password types, and these methods have been described below.<\/p>\n

Do you know? How to Fix “There was a problem resetting your PC” in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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