How to Unlock Windows 10 Education when Lost Your Password

Tip 1: Unlock Windows 10 Education Password with Password Reset Disk.

If you have a password reset disk created for your Windows 10 Education local admin account, it is very easy to reset your forgotten admin password and unlock Windows 10 Education. If you have been locked out of your Windows 10 Education and you didn’t create a password reset disk, unfortunately you cannot create a password reset disk. So it is necessary to create a password reset disk when you still remember your password, if you wait until forgetting the password, it is too late.

This guide is about how to use a pre-created password reset disk to reset forgotten Windows 10 Education password and unlock it with the new password. It is very easy.

Step 1: Turn on your computer. In the Windows 10 Education login screen, select your local admin account and enter a wrong password. It will give you a link for resetting the user account password. Insert your password reset disk and then open the link.

Step 2: In the password reset wizard box, select “Next”.

Step 3: Select your inserted password reset disk and then click “Next”.

Step 4: Set a new password for the admin account and then click “Next”.

Step 5: Click “Finish” to close the password reset wizard. The password is working now! You can use it unlock your Windows 10 Education.

Tip 2: Unlock Windows 10 Education by Using the Security Questions.

In Windows 10 1803 and the later versions, people can add security questions to a local user account for preventing a forgotten password. It is easier to use than a password reset disk. How to use security questions to unlock Windows 10 Education when you lost your local admin password? Please refer to the following procedure. It is similar to using a password reset disk, but without using any disk.

Step 1: After you entered a wrong password to your local admin account, it will show you a link for resetting password. Open the link without inserting a password reset disk.

Step 2: It will show you the security questions you have previously added. Now, give answers to these questions and then submit.

Step 3: After answering the questions, you can set a new password for the user account. Type a new password in the NEW PASSWORD box and then type it again in the confirm box. Then submit. Now you can unlock the admin account with the new password.

Tip 3: Unlock Windows 10 Education Local Admin Account with Professional Password Tool.

Usually, people are not in the habit of creating a password reset disk or setting security questions because they don’t think they would forget their password. However, when a computer has been in sitting there for more than one year, you may not remember the password. Is there a way to reset forgotten Windows 10 Education password without using a password reset disk or answering security questions?

Yes. Here I will show you how to use a professional Windows password reset tool, Spower Windows Password Reset Professional, to easily reset forgotten local administrator password and unlock Windows 10 Education without data loss. This is really a handy software which can help reset any Windows local user account password on locked computer. It is now working perfectly for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, Windows server 2019, 2016, 2012/R2, 2008/R2, 2003/R2, etc. To unlock Windows 10 Education with Spower Windows Password Reset Professional, complete the following simple steps.

Step 1: Create a Windows password recovery disk with CD/DVD or USB.

To use Spower Windows Password Reset Professional, you must first use it to create a Windows password recovery disk on an accessible computer because you have been locked out of your current computer.

1. Click “Buy Now” button bellow to purchase Windows Password Reset Professional full version. After completed your payment, you will receive a full download link instantly from email. You can download the full version of Spower Windows Password Reset Professional from the link.

2. Now download and install the software on a computer which you can login as administrator. Connect a blank USB flash drive to the computer and launch the software (You should first back up the data from your USB flash drive as it will be formatted in this process). On a friendly interface, choose “USB Device” option.

3. The USB flash drive name will be shown under the drive list. Unfold the list and select the USB drive. Then click “Begin Burning” and select “Yes” when a confirm dialog pops up.

4. The software will format the USB flash drive and create a password recovery disk on it. Moment later, burning progress completes. Unplug the USB flash drive. This is a powerful Windows password recovery disk that you can use it to unlock any of your computers now.

Step 2: Reset forgotten Windows 10 Education admin password and unlock the locked computer.

1. Plug the USB password recovery disk into your locked computer. Set the computer to boot from USB. (Use F12 key to open Boot Menu and select USB or use F2 key to get into the BISO SETUP and change device boot priority. Learn how to boot computer from a USB flash drive.)

2. When the locked computer boots from USB, Spower Windows Password Reset Professional runs automatically. On the friendly interface, select your admin account.

3. Click “Reset” button to reset the account password. Select “Yes” when a confirm message appears.

4. You have successfully removed the admin password. It is shown “Blank” in list.

5. Click “Reboot” button. When it asks you to confirm that, remove your USB flash drive and then select “Yes”.

6. Wait while the computer reboots and loads Windows 10 Education. After that, you will be able to sign in to the admin account and unlock Windows 10 Education without password.

Tip 4: Use Hiren’s CD to Unlock Windows 10 Education without Password.

If you wish to try a free grogram, follow this guide to try Hiren’s CD on your locked computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to remove your local admin password from your locked computer. Then you can unlock Windows 10 without password.

Step 1: Firstly, you need to create a bootable CD which contains Hiren’s Boot CD. Download ISO file of Hiren’s Boot CD latest version from internet. Then burn the ISO file on to a writable CD.

Step 2: Insert the bootable CD to your locked computer and then reboot the computer from the disc.

Step 3: When the computer boots from CD, you will see Hiren’s Boot CD main list. Hit arrow key to highlight “Offline Password Changer” and then press Enter key to launch it.

Step 4: Wait until the Step One comes up, type “1” and hit Enter to choose “show probable Windows partitions only”.

Step 5: It will load your Windows installation drive automatically and ask you which part of registry to load. Type “1” and hit Enter to choose “Password Reset” option.

Step 6: The SAM registry is loaded. Type “1” and hit Enter to choose “Edit user data and passwords” option.

Step 7: Details of user accounts in your Windows 10 Education is displayed. To select your target user account, type the user name and then press Enter.

Step 8: User Edit Menu comes up, type “1” and hit Enter to choose “Clear user password”.

Step 9: If successfully, type “!” and hit Enter.

Step 10: Next, type “q” and hit Enter to choose “QUIT” option.

Step 11: Write back changes? Type “y” and hit Enter to say yes.

Step 12: Try again? You have successfully removed the user password. So, type “n” and hit Enter to say “no”.

Step 13: The last step, remove the bootable CD and then press CTRL-ALT-DELETE keys to restart the computer. Then you can log on to the user account without password. Your Windows 10 Education has been unlocked without password.