Reset Administrator Password and Unlock HP Laptop Windows 7

How can you unlock your HP laptop Windows 7 when forget administrator password? Quickly way to get into the locked HP laptop is resetting the forgotten Windows 7 administrator password. Search for solution on Microsoft official website, you can only find answers for using a pre-created password reset disk and reset your Windows 7 to factory settings.

If you have not created a password reset disk for your Windows 7 administrator account, may be resetting your device to factory settings is the only choice. In fact, there are some other methods can be used to reset forgotten Windows 7 administrator password on HP laptop. In this article, I will show you two easy and safe ways to reset Windows 7 administrator password and unlock your HP laptop: using Command Prompt or USB Flash drive.

Trick 1: Reset HP Laptop Password Windows 7 with Command Prompt (Require Official Windows 7 Install DVD).

To reset forgotten Windows 7 password on HP laptop Windows 7 with Command Prompt, you need to prepare an official Windows 7 installation DVD. Then complete the following steps.

Step 1: Turn on your HP laptop and then put an official Windows 7 installation DVD into the DVD-ROM. Root the laptop from CD/DVD. (Here is the step-by-step guide about how to boot from DVD.)

Step 2: Once Windows 7 install screen appears. Select “Next”.

Step 3: In the next screen, select “Repair your computer”.

Step 4: “System Recovery Options” box appears, select the drive where your Windows 7 installation is. Click “Next”.

Step 5: Select “Command Prompt”.

Step 6: Command Prompt window is open. Enter the following commands.

1. Type “d:” and then press “Enter”. Note: If your Windows 7 installation is on C drive, please replace “d:” with “c:” in this command.

2. Type “cd windows” and hit “Enter”.

3. Type “cd system32” and hit “Enter”.

4. Type “ren sethc.exe sethc_bak.exe” and hit “Enter”.

5. Type “copy cmd.exe sethc.exe” and hit “Enter”.

Step 7: Close Command Prompt and then click “Restart”.

Step 8: Wait for the HP laptop to load Windows 7 login screen. Then hit “Shift” key five times.

Step 9: In the command window, type “net user” and hit “Enter”. All local user accounts will be shown under the net user command. To reset the administrator password, type “net user administrator 123456” and then press “Enter”.

Step 10: Close the command window and restart the HP laptop. When login screen appears, select administrator and enter the password “123456” to unlock your HP laptop Windows 7.

Trick 2: Safely Reset Administrator Password and Unlock HP Laptop Windows 7 with USB. (Easy and Work for any Windows OS)

To reset forgotten Windows 7 administrator password and unlock your HP laptop with USB, you need help of Windows Password Rescuer which is currently one of the best Windows password reset tools.

Windows Password Rescuer is designed to reset forgotten local and domain administrator password for any version of Windows Operating System: Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP and Windows server 2019, 2016, 2012/R2, 2008/R2, 2003, 2000, etc. It works with CD/DVD and USB. The following procedure is about how to use Windows Password Rescuer Personal to reset HP laptop password Windows 7 with USB. It is very easy and all data on the laptop will be fine.

Step 1: Use Windows Password Rescuer to create a password recovery disk on USB.

1. On another computer, download and install Windows Password Rescuer Personal. (Free download trial version of Windows Password Rescuer.) Upon launch the software. Plug in a blank USB flash drive and then choose “USB Device” from the friendly interface.

2. In the next screen, select the USB from drive list and then click “Begin Burning” to create a password recovery disk in a minute.

Step 2: Boot your HP laptop from the USB and then reset your Windows 7 administrator password with a few clicks.

1. Connect the USB flash drive to your locked HP laptop. Boot the laptop from USB. Learn how to boot computer from USB.

2. When Windows Password Rescuer appears on the screen, click your Windows 7 system and then click your administrator account in user list.

3. Click “Reset” button to reset its password and confirm that.

4. The administrator password will be removed and shown “Blank” in password list.

5. Now, click “Reboot” button. When a confirm message pops up, unplug the USB flash drive and then click “Yes”.

6. After restarting, select the administrator account from Windows 7 login screen and login without password.

These two tricks are currently the best ways to reset forgotten Windows 7 admin password on any laptop or desktop computer. So, you don’t need to try any other options at all.