Create Windows Reset Password Disk

Your password is the single step to protect the personal information and preventing any unauthorized access to you data. We use password everywhere like for your personal information, for you back account and also to access your personal computer. Have you ever though what will happen if you somehow forget the password for your Windows login? It will ruin all the data on your computer as there will only be one way to use your computer again is by formatting and re-installing Windows afresh. For the very same reaso
Microsoft has provided an option to create Windows Password reset disk. You can create Windows Password reset disk for Windows Vista and Window 7 as well.

Here are some of the simple steps to create Windows password reset disk in Windows 7:

Step1:
You need to launch ‘Control Panel’ by clicking on Start button and then selecting the Control Panel option.

Step2:
Here you will see some administrative option lists. Form the list you need to select the option which says “User account and Family Safety.” In case you see large icons or small icons instead of Categories then you can select ‘User Accounts’ option.

Step3:
Now you will see a new screen with some option on the left hand pan. From there you need to select the option ‘Create Password reset disk’ You also need to make sure that you have some portable media connected with your computer like A USB flash drive or a blank CD or DVD or you will receive ‘No Disk’ error message.

Step4:
A new window “Forgotten password wizard” will popup. Click on next in this window and proceed further. After which the option to choose the portable device will appear. Select the appropriate portable media like USB drive o CD/DVD whatever you have connected on your computer and click next to go ahead.

Step5:
Now, while the protable device is in your computer, you need to enter the current Windows login password for your computer in the prompt. You can leave the place blank if you haven't set any password for the current account. Select next to go ahead.

Step6:
After all these mentioned steps, Windows will create a password reset disk in the disk or flash drive.

Step7:
Once the progress bar is completed to 100%, click on Finish to complete the process. You have now successfully created a Windows Password Reset disk for your computer. You must also label the disk or the flash drive as the “Password reset Disk, for future references.

This disk can be used in future in case you forget the password and it can only be used with Windows 7 machine. Also, it does not matter even if you change your password in future, the same disk can be used to recover the lost password for the Windows 7 machine.