How to Bypass Windows 7 Password With or Without Software

If you search the internet for how to bypass Windows 7 password, you will probably get lots of confusing results. Most of these results would be articles from password reset companies looking to convince you to buy their tools. Hence, to serve you with the most accurate information, we have compiled how to bypass Windows 7 password without software.

Admittedly, these pieces of software can make the entire cracking operation easy and smooth, most are not worth your time or money. So, to kick off this post, I’ll introduce you to one of the best Windows password unlockers available. After this, we will proceed to bypass Windows 7 password without software.

Part 1: Bypass Windows 7 Password With Windows Password Recovery

In showing you how to bypass Windows 7 password, the first method I will treat here is doing it with the help of a software. Although you can bypass Windows 7 password using different tools, I recommend Windows Password Recovery.

This is the most straightforward technique, particularly if you do not have much tech skills. Windows Password Recovery not only bypasses Windows 7 forgotten password, but it can also do things like creating and deleting accounts without needing you to log in to Windows.

Below are some of the exciting features of this program.

Key features

• Windows Password Recovery is easy to use even for non-tech savvy users. It unlocks your password in only three simple steps.
• It does not only work on Windows 7 password reset. It also supports every Windows versions, including Windows 10.
• It is also compatible with every Windows computer model – Hp, Dell, Lenovo, etc.
• This software allows you to create a Windows password reset disc within the program.
• It bypasses passwords of all kinds of Windows user accounts, including local and domain administrator accounts.

How to bypass Windows 7 password using Windows Password Recovery

Step 1: Create a Windows Password Reset Disk with this tool

Start by downloading and installing Windows Password Recovery on a second computer that you are not locked out of.  Next, you have to create a Windows password reset disk on a CD, DVD, or USB drive.

To do this, launch the program and connect or insert your USB drive or CD/DVD into the computer. To make the reset disk on a USB drive, click “USB device.” Alternatively, select “CD/DVD” to make use of a CD or DVD.

After clicking the respective buttons above, choose your USB or CD/DVD from the drop down and hit the “Begin Burning” button to trigger the creation of the Windows password reset disk.

After a couple of minutes, the Windows password reset disk will be created. Windows Password Recovery will prompt you of the success with a window looking like the screenshot below. Continue to the next step after you see this prompt.

Step 2: Boot the locked computer from password reset disk

After creating your new Windows password reset disk, remove it from the second computer and insert or connect this disk on the locked computer. Next, power on the machine and set it to boot from the newly created Windows password reset disk.

On powering on the computer, wait for the vendor logo to appear and then press the BOOT menu button.

The BOOT menu key could either be F1,F2, F9, F10, or ESC. If you are unsure about the key for your computer model, check below picture.

Press the BOOT menu key continuously till you are led to the Boot menu. Highlight your password reset disk from the resulting list and press “Enter” to boot the machine from it.

Step 3: Change the user account password

If you booted your computer from the reset disk correctly, you will now be taken straight to the Windows Password Recovery interface. From the “Step 1” section, select your operating system.

Head to the “Step 2” area and choose the locked user account. Next, click the “Reset Password” button from the “Step 3” section. Next, set a new password and finally, hit the “Reboot” button to restart the machine.

Part 2: Bypass Windows 7 Password Without Software

The first part of this guide showed you how to bypass Windows 7 password using the software called Windows Password Recovery. In the next section, I will now walk you through how to bypass Windows 7 password without software.

Method 1. Bypass Windows 7 Password With Command Prompt

For some reason, using a third-party application may not go down well with you, or you maybe do not intend to shell out the money to bypass Windows 7 password. In this case, you have another option in the Windows Command Prompt.

Every Windows computer ships with Command Prompt, so you will not require extra software. However, what you do need is a Windows 7 bootable disc for breaking into the computer’s subsystem in order to bypass Windows 7 password.

Note that this method only bypasses Windows 7 passwords on local admin accounts; it does not work on Microsoft or root accounts. Here is how to bypass password on Windows 7 using Command Prompt.

Step 1. Boot your computer from the Windows 7 bootable disc

Insert the Windows 7 bootable disc into your computer and restart it. When the computer’s screen lights up, look at the computer’s screen to find your BIOS entry key and tap this key until you are taken to the BIOS.

For example, if you see “Press F2 to access the BIOS,” press “F2.” Press the key you see on the screen. Next, using the arrow keys navigate to the “Boot” tab in the BIOS.

On this tab, you will see the various bootable drives on your computer. Following the on-screen instructions, move the inserted Windows 7 bootable disc to the top of this list with the “+” and “-“ keys. Finally, save your settings and exit BIOS. The keys for these are displayed on your computer screen.

Step 2. When your computer boots and lands you at the Windows logon screen, the next step is to launch Command Prompt. You can launch the Command Prompt by pressing SHIFT + F10.

Step 3. In the Command Prompt window, you will now add a new admin user account. This account is what you will use to bypass Windows 7 password of the locked account. To create the admin account, enter the following commands and run them:

net user /add

net localgroup administrators /add

Step 4. Log in with the new admin account

After creating the administrator account, restart the machine. When you arrive at the Windows login screen, select the newly created account and log in with this account. You will not be required to type in a password here.

In the Windows environment, right-click on the “My Computer” icon and hit “Manage.” This launches the Computer Management utility.

Step 5. Change password of the locked user account

From the Computer Management window, click on “Local Users and Groups” from the left-hand panel. Next, double-click on “Users,” and all the user accounts on your system will be listed out here.

From this list of user accounts, right-click on the locked account and select “Set Password.” Type in the new password and re-enter it to confirm. Save this password, and you would have successfully bypassed Windows 7 password.

Method 2. Bypass Windows 7 Password With Internal Admin Account

Another technique you can use to bypass Windows 7 password is by using an internal admin account. If you forgot your password and are looking for how to bypass Windows 7 password without software, this method is one of the most straightforward.

NOTE: You will be unable to bypass Windows 7 password using this technique if you have assigned a password to the internal admin account prior to the operation.

Step 1. Boot the computer into Safe Mode

When stuck at the Windows logon page, reboot the machine. When the computer’s screens lights up, and the system comes on, press and hold down F8 and the SHIFT keys to go to the Advanced Boot Options.

Here, you will see different startup options. Select “Safe Mode” and hit “Enter.”

Step 2. Log in with the internal admin account

When your computer finally boots into Safe Mode, on the logon page, you will see all the accounts, including the built-in administrator account. Select this internal admin account to log in with it.

Step 3. Bypass Windows 7 password

When you get into the Windows environment, click on the Windows key to open the Start menu. From the Start menu, type “Control Panel” to search for it and then open it.
In Control Panel, select “User Accounts” to reveal all the user accounts currently on your computer.

From the list of user accounts on your system here, click on the account for which you want to bypass Windows 7 password and then reset the password here.

Method 3. Bypass Windows 7 Password With Reset Disk

Remember that we mentioned the Windows password reset disk in the first method of this guide. Here, we will make use of an official Windows 7 password reset disk, and not the one created by Windows Password Recovery.

If you’ve made a Windows 7 password reset disk and want to use this method, note that one password reset disk only unlocks one user account. Continue reading to learn how to bypass Windows 7 password using a reset disk.

Step 1: Insert the password reset disk and power on the computer. Allow the system to get to the Windows logon page and then select the user account for which the password reset disk was created.

Step 2: The next step is to enter a random incorrect password and hit “Enter.” Windows will naturally alert you that the password is wrong.

Step 3: The Windows alert below the password field includes a password reset link. Click on this link now to open the password reset wizard.

Step 4: Click on the “Next” button and select the inserted password reset disk from the dropdown menu. After this, hit “Next.”

Step 5: On the next screen, you will now be required to enter a new password for the user account. For now, leave both password fields empty and simply click “Next.”

Step 6: Finally, click the “Finish” button to confirm the password reset.

Conclusion

Hopefully, these guides have answered your query on how to bypass Windows 7 password without software and with software. Bypassing Windows 7 password without using a third-party software works correctly using the above techniques

However, for a smoother and less complicated experience, you are better off using our recommended program – Windows Password Recovery.

After changing or removing the password, make sure to use a new password that you can remember quickly to avoid going through the bypass Windows 7 process all over.