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How to recover Windows 8 password with Windows Password Recovery Tool

Windows Developer Preview(upcoming Windows 8) has been released on september 13th 2011.We can aware of that there are three types of login password as text password, picture password and PIN password in Windows 8. In my opinion, most of people will still use text password for admin password as we have been accustomed to it.




If you lost your Windows 8 password, you can recover the password using Windows Password Rescuer.

The following will show you a quickly guide to complete windows 8 password recovery tasks.

Here is the step to reset Windows 8 Password:

Step 1: Download Windows Password Rescuer Advanced, and install it on a computer which you have access.

Step 2: Create a bootable CD/DVD disc or USB Drive.

Step 3: Set up boot sequence in BIOS that booting your computer from CD/DVD or USB.
More details refer to:
How to boot your computer from CD/DVD.
How to boot your computer from USB flash drive

Step 4: Insert CD/DVD disc or unplug USB flash you have just created to your computer, and then reboot your computer. You will see a friendly operating windows.

Step 5: Select the Operation System of your computer (Windows Developer Preview). And choose whose password you want to reset (admin/user).

Step 6: Click "Reset Password" button, when a confirm dialog pops up, click Yes.

Step 6: Click Reboot to restart your computer, when a confirm message pops up, take out your disk and click Yes. Then you can logon windows 8 without password.

 

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