Reset Forgotten Windows 11 Password, PIN and Microsoft Account without any Software (2023)
Summary
TLDRThis video tutorial offers three methods to reset a forgotten password or PIN on Windows 11 without using any software. It starts with the basic approach of using sign-in options and security codes sent to a linked phone or email. The second method involves accessing the command prompt through advanced options to rename certain files, allowing the creation of a new local account with administrative privileges. Lastly, if all else fails, the video suggests using the 'Reset this PC' option or a bootable USB drive to reset the password. Aimed at helping users regain access to their Windows 11 PCs and laptops.
Takeaways
- 😀 If you forget your Windows 11 PIN or password, there are multiple methods to reset it without software.
- 🔒 Use the 'Sign in options' to access the password reset feature if you remember your password.
- 📱 If you've linked a phone number or email to your Microsoft account, you can receive a security code to reset your password.
- 🖥️ Accessing the Microsoft website from another device can help you reset your password if you remember it or use the 'forgot my password' option.
- 🔄 Pressing Shift and clicking the power icon can restart your computer and bring up Advanced options.
- 💻 In the Advanced options, selecting 'Troubleshoot', then 'Advanced options', and finally 'Command prompt' can help you reset your password.
- 📁 Renaming specific files in the system32 folder using Command prompt can bypass the login screen and allow you to create a new local account.
- 👤 Creating a new local account with administrative privileges can grant you access to your computer.
- 🔄 After accessing your computer, revert the file changes made in the system32 folder to restore the original functionality.
- ⚠️ If all else fails, consider using the 'Reset this PC' option to remove everything and start fresh, or use a bootable USB drive for password reset.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The video is about explaining how to reset a forgotten password, PIN, and Microsoft account on Windows 11 without using any software.
What are the three methods discussed in the video for resetting the Windows 11 login credentials?
-The three methods are: 1) Using the sign-in options to enter a password or reset the password via a security code sent to a linked phone number or email. 2) Using another device to visit the Microsoft website to reset the password. 3) Using the command prompt via advanced options to rename certain files and create a local account to bypass the login.
How does the first method work if you don't remember your PIN or password?
-The first method involves clicking on 'I forgot my password' on the login screen, then entering linked phone number or email to receive a security code to reset the password.
What should you do if you remember your password but not your PIN?
-You can click on 'sign in options' on the login screen and then use the 'password' option to sign in with your remembered password.
How can you reset your password using another device?
-You can visit the Microsoft website on another device, enter your username and the password you remember, and if it's incorrect, click on 'forgot my password' to reset it.
What is the purpose of pressing the Shift key and clicking on the power icon on the login screen?
-Pressing the Shift key and clicking on the power icon restarts the computer and brings up the 'Advanced options' where you can access the 'Command prompt' to perform further actions.
What command should you type in the Command prompt to navigate to the Windows directory?
-You should type 'CD Windows' and hit the enter key to navigate to the Windows directory.
Why would you rename the utilman.exe file to utilman1.exe in the Command prompt?
-Renaming utilman.exe to utilman1.exe is part of a workaround to bypass the login screen and access the command prompt as the accessibility options would open the command prompt instead.
How do you create a new local user account using the command prompt?
-You can create a new local user account by typing 'net user [username] [password] /add' in the command prompt, and then adding the new user to the administrators group.
What should you do after creating a new local account to regain access to your desktop?
-After creating a new local account, you should log in with the new account, change the password as prompted, and then sign out and revert the changes made to the utilman.exe and CMD.exe files to restore the normal login process.
What is the 'Reset this PC' option and when should it be used?
-The 'Reset this PC' option is a last resort method that can be used when other methods fail. It involves removing everything including data, personal files, applications, and programs to reset the PC to its factory settings.
Outlines
🔒 Windows 11 Password Reset Methods
This paragraph introduces the video's purpose, which is to explain various methods for resetting a forgotten Windows 11 password, PIN, and Microsoft account without using any software. The speaker assures that at least one of the three methods shared will work. The first method involves using sign-in options to enter a password if remembered, or requesting a security code via a linked phone number or email if not. The second method suggests using another device to access the Microsoft website to reset the password. If these fail, the paragraph hints at a more technical approach involving the command prompt.
🛠 Advanced Command Prompt Reset Technique
The second paragraph delves into a more advanced method for resetting the password using the command prompt. It guides the user through accessing advanced options and the command prompt by restarting the computer while holding the shift key. The user is instructed to navigate to the system32 folder and rename specific files to bypass the login screen. After creating a new local user account with administrative privileges, the user can log in with this account and revert the changes made to the original files. The paragraph also mentions that if the first two methods fail, the user may have to resort to resetting the PC or using a bootable USB drive as alternative solutions.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Windows 11
💡Password
💡PIN
💡Microsoft account
💡Reset
💡Sign-in options
💡Command prompt
💡Advanced options
💡Recovery
💡Local account
💡Accessibility icon
💡Administrator
💡Bootable USB drive
Highlights
Explains how to reset a forgotten password or PIN in Windows 11 without using any software.
Provides three different methods to resolve login issues on Windows 11 devices.
The first method involves using the sign-in options to enter a password or reset it via a security code sent to a linked phone number or email.
If both PIN and password are forgotten, the user can click 'I forgot my password' to receive a security code for password reset.
Suggests using another device to visit the Microsoft website to reset the password if the current device is locked.
Describes a method to access the Advanced options and Command Prompt by holding the Shift key and clicking on the power icon.
Instructs how to navigate to the 'troubleshoot' and 'Advanced options' to access the Command Prompt for further password reset steps.
Details the command sequence to rename specific system files in order to bypass the login screen and access the system.
Explains how to create a new local user account with administrative privileges to regain access to the system.
Provides instructions on how to change the password for the newly created local account upon first login.
Advises on how to revert the file renaming actions to restore the original system functionality after accessing the desktop.
Mentions the 'Reset this PC' option as a last resort if other methods fail, which involves removing everything including personal files and applications.
Recommends watching other videos for creating a bootable USB drive to reset the password if needed.
Encourages viewers to like and subscribe for more helpful content on resetting Microsoft account passwords and accessing locked Windows 11 devices.
The video offers a complete list of solutions to help users recover and reset their Microsoft account passwords on Windows 11 PCs and laptops.
Transcripts
good day everyone welcome back to Crown
geek in this video I will be explaining
that how to reset forget in Windows 11
password pin and Microsoft account
without using any kind of software so if
you are stuck on the login screen on
your windows 11 PC and laptop and it
asks you either for the pin or for the
password then how you can fix this
problem I will be sharing three
different method that you can apply and
I'm very sure one of the method will
surely work so I will start with the
easier one so what you can do if you
don't remember your PIN then you can
click on sign in options
then you will be getting the password
option
and if you remember the password then
you can go with that and even if you
don't remember the pin and password both
then you have to click on I forgot my
password
and then you will be getting this kind
of page that says how would you like to
get your security code so if you have
linked any kind of phone number or email
to your Microsoft account then you can
just enter that information you will be
getting a code and with that code you
can easily reset the password
now another way is that you can also
take the help of any other device you
can just go to Microsoft website enter
your username enter the password that
you remember and if it goes wrong then
you can click on forgot my password and
from there you can reset your password
and once reseted you can come back again
and log in with that new password to
this page
all right so this was the first method
that you can try in case if this doesn't
work next what you will have to do on
the login screen only from your keyboard
you need to press and hold the shift key
and while holding the shift key you need
to click on this power icon that is on
the right hand corner
and while holding the shift only click
restart
and then restart anyway and then you can
leave the shift key and now the computer
will be coming up with some Advanced
options
so you will get this please wait screen
and then it will finally come with this
blue screen now once you come up here
you have to click on troubleshoot
then click on Advanced options
and then click on command prompt
now once you come in the command prompt
you will have to type a command here
that will be p
two dot that is colon hit the enter key
then you have to type CD space windows
hit the enter key again
and if you come to the windows section
that means that your C drive only
contains the Windows operating system
but if you do not come to this page and
get any error message then instead of C
you can try D and follow the same
command all right so I'm assuming that
my operating system has been installed
in C drive only so I am following this
command then next you will have to type
CD space system
32 and now this will take me to the
windows folder and then in the system 32
folder now here we just need to rename
some files so you have to type your
simple command that you will also find
in the description so the First Command
will be re and space
utilman.exe space util man
one dot exe so we are renaming
utilmat.exe to
utilman1.axe hit the enter key and the
next one will be Ren
space
CMD dot exe space util man dot EXE
hit the enter key again
and now we are all done type exit get
out of here
again click on continue and now the next
time when the computer will restart at
the right hand corner the accessibility
icon that you see when you will click on
it it will come up with a black window
of command prompt instead of
accessibility options
all right so once this page comes up the
next command will be Ctrl space
user
password
number two
and hit enter and this kind of page will
be coming up now once you come up here
if you are using a local account you get
an option to reset the password but yes
we are not using a local account so what
we will do we will create a local user
account over here and then we will log
in with that particular local account so
now here from the top menu option click
on advanced
then click on advanced again
this kind of page will be up now here
click on users
double click on it
then make a right click over here click
on new user
and this you can name anything that you
want to like your particular name your
family name or just anything that you
want so for example I just take like
geek
then I type the full name Crown geek
and then in the password type whatever
you want to
then click on create
then click on close
now you will see that your name has been
displayed over here that you just
created now make a double click on it
click on member of
click on users
click on remove
then click on ADD
now in the Box here type
administrator
then click on check names you will be
getting the administrator option then
click on OK I'm not getting the
administrator so I will just click on
cancel but if you will get it then you
have to click on OK and then click on OK
again and this user will be now member
of an administrator now in case if you
don't get the administrator option then
you can click on users
and you will be getting admin users so
you can go with that option as well in
case if you don't find the administrator
option click ok then click on apply and
then click on OK and now you can close
it
then click on OK
and then type exit
and now when the login page comes up at
the left hand corner you will see that a
new local account that we just created
has been displayed over here so you have
to click on it
and then type the password that you
created for that particular local
account
and then you will get a message the user
password must be changed before signing
in so click on OK and enter your now
desired password that you want for this
local account I can keep this anything
like one two three four five and then I
will confirm it and then click on the
Arrow icon
then click ok
and now this new user account will be
loading up
and then you will be getting this screen
so you can click on accept and then you
will be finally on your desktop
so this method will at least let you
inside your computer so once you're
inside the computer again we have to go
back and revert the action the file that
we just renamed all right so what you
can do here press window NL key to just
sign out
and then on the login screen only from
your keyboard press and hold the shift
key and then again click on the power
icon then click on restart restart
anyway and the computer again it will be
booting up with some Advanced options
now here again click on troubleshoot
then click on Advanced option then click
on command prompt
and now we will just revert all the
command that we use to rename the file
of utilman and CMD so type c two dot
enter CD space Windows enter CD space
system 32 enter Then you have to type re
and space util man
one dot exe space util man
dot exe hit the enter key then finally
you have to type Ren space utilman
dot exe space CMD dot exe then type exit
and now you can just click on continue
and once you come to the login screen
and this time when you click on the
accessibility icon it will come up with
the accessibility feature instead of the
command prompt and now you have two
different user accounts whether you can
go with the Microsoft one or you can go
in and proceed with a local account
all right now this was the second method
now in case if these two method doesn't
work for you in case if it asks you for
the password while opening the command
prompt then either you will have to go
with the reset this PC option or you
will have to need a bootable USB drive
in order to reset the password
now if you want to reset the PC then
what you can do you can just click on
this power icon while holding the shift
key then click on restart
restart anyway
then click on troubleshoot and here you
will find the reset this PC option then
you have to click on remove everything
so this is another option like in case
nothing is working for you and anyhow
you need your PC back then you will have
to remove everything like your data
personal file application and programs
so this is another method and if you
want to go and recover it through the
bootable drive then I have already
created a video you can check that video
and if you don't have a bootable drive I
have also created that video you can
check all the link in the description or
in my channel
so hopefully guys this complete list of
solution will surely help you to recover
and reset your Microsoft account
password to log into your computer on
Windows 11 PC and laptop and if you
found this video helpful do not forget
to like And subscribe and I see you in
the next video bye
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