Forgot Windows 10 Local Administrator Password? Remove with Command Prompt

If you forgot your Windows 10 password and don't have a password reset disk or another account on your PC, you can use Command Prompt to reset your Windows 10 local administrator password.

Before you begin, make sure you can boot into Windows 10 with a user account that has administrator privileges. If you're not sure, try logging in with a different user account that does have administrator privileges, or contact your system administrator.

To open Command Prompt as an administrator, type cmd in the search box on the taskbar, and then select Command Prompt from the list of results. Or, right-click the Start button, and then select Command Prompt (Admin).

If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press Enter. This command will change the password for the account that you're currently logged in with.

net user

Replace with the name of the user account that you want to change the password for, and replace with a new password of your choice.

For example, if you want to change the password for the user account named John, you would type the following command, and then press Enter.

net user John 123456

Once you've changed the password for your user account, you can close Command Prompt and log in to Windows 10 with your new password.

If you're having trouble logging in with your new password, make sure that you're typing it correctly. If you're still having trouble, you can try using a password reset disk or reinstalling Windows 10.

If you're trying to reset the password for a different user account, you can use the command net user to change the password for that account as well. Just be sure to replace with the actual username of the account, and with the new password you want to use.

If you don't know the username of the account you want to change the password for, you can use the command net user to list all of the user accounts on the PC.

Once you've found the username of the account you want to change the password for, you can use the command net user to change the password for that account.

If you're still having trouble resetting your password, you can try using a password reset disk or reinstalling Windows 10.

Password reset disks can be used to reset the password for a local account, but they can only be created from within Windows. If you don't have a password reset disk and you can't log in to Windows, you'll need to reinstall Windows 10.

Reinstalling Windows 10 will erase all of the files on your PC, so be sure to back up your files before you begin.

If you forgot your Windows 10 password and don't have a password reset disk or another account on your PC, you can use Command Prompt to reset your Windows 10 local administrator password.

To open Command Prompt as an administrator, type cmd in the search box on the taskbar, and then select Command Prompt from the list of results. Or, right-click the Start button, and then select Command Prompt (Admin).

If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press Enter. This command will change the password for the account that you're currently logged in with.

net user

Replace with the name of the user account that you want to change the password for, and replace with a new password of your choice.

For example, if you want to change the password for the user account named John, you would type the following command, and then press Enter.

net user John 123456

Once you've changed the password for your user account, you can close Command Prompt and log in to Windows 10 with your new password.

If you're having trouble logging in with your new password, make sure that you're typing it correctly. If you're still having trouble, you can try using a password reset disk or reinstalling Windows 10.

If you're trying to reset the password for a different user account, you can use the command net user to change the password for that account as well. Just be sure to replace with the actual username of the account, and with the new password you want to use.

If you don't know the username of the account you want to change the password for, you can use the command net user to list all of the user accounts on the PC.

Once you've found the username of the account you want to change the password for, you can use the command net user to change the password for that account.

If you're still having trouble resetting your password, you can try using a password reset disk or reinstalling Windows 10.

Password reset disks can be used to reset the password for a local account, but they can only be created from within Windows. If you don't have a password reset disk and you can't log in to Windows, you'll need to reinstall Windows 10.

Reinstalling Windows 10 will erase all of the files on your PC, so be sure to back up your files before you begin.