How to Reset Password & Unlock HP Laptop/Desktop Windows 7

Trick 1: Reset Windows 7 Password on HP Laptop/Desktop by Using Spower Windows Password Reset Professional.

Spower Windows Password Reset Professional is an all-in-one Windows password reset software which can easily reset forgotten administrator and user password for any Windows system: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, Windows server 2019, 2016, 2012/R2, 2008/R2, 2003/R2 and SBS 2011 etc. (Free download Spower Windows Password Reset Professional)

When you forgot HP laptop password Windows 7 and don’t have a password reset disk or an available admin account for helping reset the password, Spower Windows Password Reset Professional is the easiest way to unlock HP laptop password Windows 7 without losing files and settings. It can be used for all HP laptop and desktop computers: Pavilion, Elitebook, Probook, G5, G6, G7, Envy, Spectre, Two-in One, All in on PC etc.

Let’s work through the procedures to reset Windows 7 administrator password on HP laptop. It is 100% working.

Step 1: Use Spower Windows Password Reset Professional to create a password recovery disk with USB.

To complete this task, you will need help of another computer which you can use to download and install software.

1. Use an available computer to download and install Spower Windows Password Reset Professional. It can be installed on any Windows system. Then launch the software. Connect a blank USB flash drive to the computer and then choose “USB device” from the software screen.

2. In the next screen, you can follow the instructions on the top of the software to create a password recovery disk with the USB. Now pull down the drive list and then select the inserted USB. Then click “Begin Burning” to start burning.

3. When burning progress is 100% completed, unplug the USB and close the software. Now you can use the USB disk to reset Windows user account’s password on any locked computer.

Step 2: Use the password recovery disk to reset Windows 7 administrator password on your HP laptop.

1. To reset password and unlock your HP laptop Windows 7, you must firstly plug the USB disk into the laptop.

2. Start the laptop and hit F12 key as soon as possible to get into the Boot Menu. Use arrow key to move to the USB device and then press “Enter”. The laptop will automatically boot from the inserted USB disk. Here is the guide: How to boot computer from USB.

3. When the PC successfully boots from USB, Spower Windows Password Reset Professional will run automatically and show you a friendly interface. All user accounts of Windows 7 will be displayed in list.

4. To reset Windows 7 administrator password, click “Administrator” firstly.

5. Then click “Reset” button. When it asks you if reset the password to blank, click “Yes”.

6. If successful, the administrator’s password will be removed and shown “blank” in password list. If you want to reset another user account’s password, click your target user account from list and then click “Reset” to reset its password.

7. Now click “Reboot”. When a confirm message appears, unplug the USB and then click “Yes”.

8. The HP laptop will restart and boot in normal mode. When the welcome screen comes out, click “Administrator” to log on Windows 7 without password.

In addition, if you don’t like to reset Windows 7 password for your HP laptop, you can use Spower Windows Password Reset Special to easily add a new admin account to Windows 7 without logging. Then you can use the new admin account to unlock your HP laptop Windows 7. Here is the step-by-step guide about how to create new admin account to Windows without logging.

Trick 2: Reset HP Laptop Password Windows 7 in Safe Mode.

If you have the password of the built-in administrator account in Windows 7, you can boot Windows in safe mode and then reset any other user account’s password just in Windows 7 control panel.

Step 1: Power on your HP laptop and hit F8/Fn+F8 to get into the Advanced Boot Options screen. Press arrow key to move to “Safe Mode” and then press “Enter”.

Step 2: When Windows 7 well come screen appears, select “Administrator” and enter your password to log on.

Step 3: In Windows 7 Safe Mode, open Start menu and then select “Control Panel”.

Step 4: Open “User Accounts” then “Manage Accounts”. Choose a user account which you’d like to reset its password.

Step 5: Click “Change the password”.

Step 6: Choose a new password for the user account and then click “Change password” button. Note: If you do this, the user account will lose all EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates and stored passwords for Web sites or network resources.

If the built-in administrator account was disabled before, this trick will not work for you. But you can follow Trick 3 to enable the administrator account even reset its password by using Command Prompt. Go on to read.

Trick 3: Enable Built-in Administrator Account and Use It to Unlock HP Laptop Windows 7.

When you forgot Windows 7 admin password and locked out of your HP laptop, you can directly enable the built-in administrator and then use it to unlock your HP laptop Windows 7. You can also use Command Prompt to reset the built-in administrator’s password if you forgot it.

Let’s see how to use Command Prompt to enable Windows 7 built-in administrator account and reset the user account’s password without knowing it. Then you can unlock your HP laptop/desktop Windows 7 by using the built-in administrator.

Step 1: Insert an official Windows 7 installation disk into the CD/DVD-ROM of your HP laptop.

Step 2: Setup the laptop to boot from the disc. Have trouble? Learn how to boot PC from CD/DVD.

Step 3: When the laptop boots from the disc, you will firstly see the following screen. Hit a key to continue.

Step 4: Wait until Windows 7 install screen appears, click “Next” to continue.

Step 5: Click “Repair your computer”.

Step 6: System Recovery Option dialog appears, you can find where your Windows 7 system is. It is in D drive in this guide. Click “Next” to go on.

Step 7: Select “Command Prompt”.

Step 8: When the command prompt window appears, type in “d:” and then press “Enter”. (Note: If your Windows 7 system is in C drive, please replace “d:” with “c:”. Or the after commands will not work.)

Step 9: Type in “cd windows” and then press “Enter”.

Step 10: Type in “cd system” and then press “Enter”.

Step 11: Type in “ren sethc.exe sethc_bak.exe” and then press “Enter”.

Step 12: Type in “copy cmd.exe sethc.exe” and then press “Enter”. The sethc will be replaced with cmd.

Step 13: Close Command Prompt and then click “Restart” to restart the laptop.

Step 14: When Windows 7 login screen appears, hit “Shift” key five times to run sethc command tool. In the command window, type in “net user” and then press “Enter”. You will see all user accounts of your Windows 7 system.

Step 15: To enable the built-in administrator account, type in “net user administrator /active:yes” and then press “Enter”. To reset the built-in administrator’s password, type in “net user administrator 123456” and then press “Enter”.

Step 16: Close the command window and restart the computer.

Step 17: When Windows 7 welcome screen appears, the built-in administrator will be displayed in front of your admin account. Now you can use the new password to log on administrator and unlock your HP laptop Windows 7.