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Forgot Windows 7 administrator password?
How to recover?
If you want to reset password of user account in Windows 7, you can login in safe mode to reset the forgotten password with Administrator. Besides, you may need an administrator password in Windows 7 if you’re trying to run certain types of programs or access certain Windows 7 recovery tools.
However if you forgot the administrator password which is needed in most case, is there method to recover the password or even remove it? Yes. Follow the methods below to quickly find an administrator password in Windows 7.

Method 1 Maybe your account is the administrator.
Enter the password to your account. Usually, the primiary account will be configured with administrator privileges depending on how Windows 7 was installed in your computer.
Method 2 Reset administrator password with password reset disk.
Password reset disk is a really good thing which can be created before Windows 7 is locked. Once you are locked out of Windows 7 computer, it is impossible to make the password reset disk.
Method 3 Get another user account to help.
If there are other user accounts in your computer, one of them may be setup with administrator privileges.
Method 4 Try Windows password reset software – Renee Passnow.
Renee Passnow is a professional Windows password reset tool. 3 steps to help you remove/reset the forgotten Windows password in 5 minutes without any data lost. Quick and reliable!

How to recover the forgotten Windows 7 administrator password?
Step 2: Create reset disk (bootable media).
Insert the live USB/CD to your PC. Then create an bootable media.
Note: If your computer does not support booting from USB, please create a bootable CD.

Step 3: Restart the target computer and change the boot order in BIOS.
Insert the bootable you have created. Then change the boot order of the target PC in BIOS. If the optical drive is not first in the boot order, your PC will start “normally” (i.e. boot from your hard drive) and will not check your disc drive.
After successfully changing the boot order, please save the BIOS and reboot your PC.
You must reboot the target PC and hold a Hot key to Enter the BIOS menu.Please click here to find how to change the boot order of your computer brand.(Cannot find your brand? Please refer to your PC manual to find out the method.)

Step 4: Reset Windows Admin/Login Password.
Enter the program and select the “Passnow” function.

Step 5: Click ” Enable the Administrator account “to make the account available.
The Administrator account is a local account that does not require a license online.
Restart your PC and enjoy the fun.

Restart your computer and enter the system with the Administrator account (no password required). If the administrator account does not appear, you must click on the button like the one below.

28 March 2017 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager
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