Note: In this article, you will learn How to Reset a Local Windows 11 Password, not a Microsoft Account.
What is Hiren’s Boot WinPE?
The Hiren’s boot WinPE is a bootable disk based on the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is designed to help you troubleshoot and repair your computer when Windows fails to start properly. It can also be used for system maintenance tasks such as recovering lost data, backing up and restoring hard disks and partitions, partitioning hard drives, resetting forgotten passwords, scanning for viruses, checking hard disks for errors, and more. It comes with a large number of well-known tools used in the industry today. Here’s a list of some of the best tools included in Hiren’s boot WinPE: Hiren’s BootCD PE (Preinstallation Environment) is an alternative recovery disk for Windows 10 that provides a range of powerful repair and recovery tools. It uses a lightweight version of Windows called Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE). WinPE is used to prepare new PCs for first use or to refresh existing computers that are no longer running smoothly. Even though it is based on Windows 10, it is still you can use it to reset your forgotten windows 11 password. So let’s begin the steps of how to reset forgotten Windows 11 Password easily.
Steps to Reset Forgotten Windows 11 Password
Step #1. Prepare the Required Files In order to reset your forgotten windows 11 password, you need to prepare or get the required files. Since your own computer’s password is forgotten you need to use someone else’s computer (Sister, brother, father, mother, colleague, or your office computer). Exactly which files are required to reset forgotten Windows 11 Password, they are listed below. Step #2. Make a Bootable USB of Hiren’s Boot WinPE Well, right now we are ready to make a bootable USB of Hiren’s Boot WinPE for resetting the windows 11 password. Before going to make a bootable USB, I want you to make sure if your hard drive partition style is GPT or MBR. Because during the creation of a bootable USB you have to choose one of them. How to check if your hard drive is GPT or MBR you to visit the below article.
Check If your HardDrive Partition Style is GPT or MBR
You need to launch Rufus, by default it’s going to detect the USB flash drive if it did not detect it, you need to reattach the USB once more. After that select, the ISO of Hiren’s Boot WinPE then configure your partition style and click start. Oh, by the way, everything inside the USB will be erased so copy all the files before performing a bootable USB. Step #3. Boot Your PC into the USB Since we are ready to reset the forgotten windows 11 password, this step is about getting into the USB flash drive. Attach the USB to your computer then power on, after that you need to press the boot key of your computer, then select the USB and press enter. About the boot key, every manufacturer has their own boot key, so click on the below link and find out the boot key of your computer.
Boot keys of Laptops and Desktops from Different manufacturers
Step #4. Start Resetting Your Windows 11 Password Congratulations on successfully booting into the Hiren’s Boot WinPE, all that remains is resetting the password. There are three password resetting tools available inside Hiren’s Boot WinPE and they are listed below. You don’t have to worry because all of these three tools are free and you can use them to reset your forgotten windows 11 password. In my case, I will be using the first tool which is Lazesoft password recovery. For some reason, the NT password edit is not going to work with windows 11 but it is working quite well with Windows 10 so, go for it. All of these password resetting tools are located inside the utilites> security> and password directory. the other steps are really easy and simple, I will guide you through the bullet points and then provide you a slideshow of it. This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Conclusion:
It is probably one of the easiest methods that you can use to reset forgotten windows 11 password easily. It is free, the only thing that it requires is a fast Internet connection, a bootable USB, and some time to reset the password.
