How to Reset Hewlett-Packard Computer Password

Author: Jason Roy

Have you forgotten your HP computer password and want to reset your HP computer password? Then you've come to the right place! There are some easy ways to recover your HP computer password without losing anything when you lose it.

This article describes the three best methods to reset the HP login password when you forget your HP PC password in Windows.

Three methods to reset the HP password:

  1. Reset the HP system password with the Windows password reset tool
  2. Reset the HP password using an account with administrator privileges
  3. Reset the HP Windows password with HP Password Reset Disk.

Method 1: Use the Windows password reset tool to reset the HP password.

If you do not have the HP password reset disk or any other administrator account on your Windows Windows system, you can use the Windows password recovery tool to reset your lost HP password without losing any data. Windows Password Recovery is to reset the Windows password for the HP computer.

You can apply this software to reset a bootable Windows / CD password or USB flash drive to reset a forgotten HP password in minutes. Four straight steps:

1. Download and install the software

Download the free Windows password recovery software, install and launch it.

2. Create the HP Windows Password Reset Disk.

Insert a blank CD / DVD or USB flash drive into your computer and then select the target devices. Tap on the "Burn to CD / DVD" or "Burn to USB" button.

3. Boot the computer locked by the bootable CD / DVD or USB stick.

Insert the HP Password Reset Disk into the locked computer and allow the computer to boot from CD / DVD or USB.

4. Reset the HP HP password.

Select the Windows system on which you want to reset the user password and then select a user whose password you want to reset. Click the "Reset" button to reset your password. You can now log in to your Hewlett-Packard Windows system without a password.

Method 2: Reset the HP password on an account with administrator privileges

If you have an account with administrator privileges, you can easily reset your forgotten HP password in Windows. Let's take the HP Windows 7 PC as an example here.

Follow these steps to reset the Hewlett Packard PC password for Windows 7:

Step 1: Log into the HP computer with a user account with administrator rights.

Step 2: Click Start, type "lusrmgr.msc" in the search box and hit the "Enter" key.

Step 3: Open "Users", right click on the user account to reset the password and "Set password"

Step 4: Enter and confirm the new password, click "OK".

Method 3: Reset the Hewlett-Packard Windows password using the HP password reset disk.

If you created the HP Password Reset Disk, it can be helpful to reset the HP password immediately. There are only three steps:

  1. If you enter an incorrect password when you try to log in, Windows will display a message that the password is incorrect. Click OK and close the message.
  2. Click "Reset Password" and insert the HP Password Reset Disc.
  3. Follow the steps in the Password Reset Wizard to generate a new password.

If you need further assistance, you can call Hewlett-Packard support toll free number.