So what happens if the password is lost, forgotten, or changed illegally, thereby preventing access of the user to his own computer?
Microsoft policy on lost or forgotten Windows passwords
Microsoft strongly recommends that you set a password recovery hint. It is also recommended that you create a password reset disk as soon as you first start using that computer. There are some important points to consider: Microsoft support engineers will not help you retrieve passwords that are lost or forgotten, in case you were to seek their help. Microsoft, of course, supports the use of these built-in tools viz. Password Reset Disk and Password Hint, which can help you gain access to your computer in case you forget your password in the future. Microsoft says you may also take the help of some 3rd-party tools that claim to help you recover lost or forgotten passwords of your Windows PC. But for legal reasons, Microsoft cannot recommend or endorse any one of these companies. If you want help breaking or resetting a password, you can locate and contact a third-party company for this help. You use such third-party products and services at your own risk, says KB189126. So are password recovery tools bad? Are guns bad? Or does the intent matter!? While third-party password recovery tools can be very useful if a user has genuinely forgotten or lost his Windows password, they can also be misused. Hence one has to be careful always. There are, therefore, some basic precautions you must always take: Your views on the subject?
How To Bypass a Windows Login Screen?
You cannot bypass the account unless it’s connected to a Microsoft account so that you can reset it online, or another administrator account resets the password for you. However, if you are fussy about forgetting the password, you can create a local account and then netplwiz tool to remove the option Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer. If it is a single-user PC, it will log in automatically, or it will happen when you click on your account name.
How to recover from forgotten Windows password?
If you were ever to forget your Windows login password, then Windows 11 or Windows 10, then you can use one of these two built-in tools that help you to deal with it: Password Hint and Password Reset Disk.
