How To Reset a Windows 8 or windows 8.1 Password
Access Advanced Startup Options . In Windows 8, all of the important diagnostic and repair options available to you can be found on the Advanced Startup Options (ASO) menu. Important: There are six ways to access the ASO menu, all described in the link above, but some ( Methods 1, 2, & 3 ) are only available if you can already get in to Windows 8 and/or know your password. I recommend following Method 4 , which requires that you have a Windows 8 setup disc or flash drive , or Method 5 , which requires that you have, or create, a Windows 8 Recovery Drive. Method 6 works too, if your computer supports it. Touch or click on Troubleshoot , then Advanced options , and finally Command Prompt . Now that Command Prompt is open, type the following command : copy c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\ ...and then press Enter . You should see a 1 file(s) copied confirmation. Next, type this command, again followed by Enter : copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system3