How to create a password reset disk

Want to create a password reset disk, so that in future if you forgot your password you can change your windows password easily. To do that please follow the steps : 

Step 1 : Insert your removable media like pendrive

Step 2 : Open user Accounts by clicking start button,clicking Control Panel then User Accounts and Family Safety and click on User Account.



Step 3 : In the left pane click Create a password reset disk then follow the instruction by clicking next and then select your removable media and click next I/O will ask for current user account password and after putting the password click on next the finish. It will create a file name userkey.psw in your removable media store it in a save location.


Password reset disk creates successfully Hurray ! Now test it using below steps

Step 1 : Restart your system or logoff using windows+L



Step 2 : Now give wrong password and reset password link will appear then insert your removable media and click on reset password link

Step 3 : A password reset wizard appear now follow the instruction click next,select removable media click next and it ask for new password type it click next and click finish.


Step 4 : Now restart your system and login with your newly set password

Hurray !!!! We did it..........

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