How to Factory Reset Surface Pro or Reset Without Password?

Most of the time, you come across situations wherein you will have to perform Microsoft Surface factory reset hard reset or reset a Surface pro if you have forgotten the password without having the installation disc. Here are certain specific methods that you can follow to reset or factory reset Surface without password and an installation disk.

Method 1: Reset Surface Pro with Windows Password Recovery without Losing Data

Windows Password Recovery is one of the best ways to reset Microsoft Surface pro password. It is a very potent password recovery tool for Windows. Be it any version of Windows; this password recovery software is equally effective in every single platform.

The user-interface is unlike any other. It is fluid, easy to use, and very intuitive. Anyone without any technical knowledge can use it without any problems whatsoever.

Key features

Recover password for all versions of Windows along with all the admin or user accounts

• Recover Windows local administrator and including all the other passwords.
• It will recover the domain administrator and all other domain user passwords.
• Make a new administrator account straight away.
• Reset/Remove Windows password with ease and safety.
• Provides Microsoft account password reset in Windows 8/ Windows 8.1/ Windows 10.

Support all Windows OS and computer types

• Support Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, etc
• Support Windows Server NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2011, 2012, 2016, etc
• Support IDE hard disk, RAID, SATA, and SCSI.
• Recover Windows password for all systems, which consists of desktops and laptops like Microsoft Surface, Surface Pro, Surface Pro 4
• Easy to Use – Recover using CD/DVD or USB flash drive
• Bootable CD/DVD is supported; burning the software to a bootable CD/DVD is just one click away.
• A bootable USB flash drive is supported. Password recovery can be created with a USB drive, so you don”t need to opt for a more time consuming and relatively expensive alternative, which is CD/DVD.

Step by Step Guide to Reset Windows Password using Windows Password Recovery in Microsoft Surface Pro

This guide will help you in understanding the usage operation of this software to set up a Windows password reset disk and reset Surface without password.

1.Set up Password Reset Disk

• Start the software and then choose the media type which you would like to use to create a password reset disk (USB or CD/DVD).

• Make sure your USB Flash Disk (or CD/DVD) is inserted and then click “Begin Burning“ to create a password reset disk.

• Once you”ve created a password reset disk successfully, booting the locked computer from the password reset disk is the next step.

2.Boot the locked Surface Pro by using password reset disk

• Boot by USB password reset disk: Place the USB password reset disk, and start the locked computer. Now, tap Volume-down BOOT Menu Key for Surface Pro laptop or Desktop Computer continuously until Boot Menu appears. Then choose the USB flash drive to boot from.

TIP: Two options might appear on the screen, but you can easily boot the locked computer by choosing either. USB drives of separate vendors have different names.

• Boot with the help of CD/DVD password reset disk: Use the password reset disk (CD OR DVD) in the locked computer, before starting/restarting your locked computer. Now, tap BOOT Menu Key continuously(Volume-down for Surface Pro) until Boot Menu appears. Then choose the CD/DVD to boot from.

3.Reset Previous Windows Password

First, choose a user account from the main interface. Click “Reset Password“ to remove the password and then click on “Reboot“ to restart your device. After rebooting, you can use the new password to log in.

Tip: If your system is Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, the program will automatically make a default password and set it for the select user.

To make a new user account, click the “Add User” button and then click on the “Reboot” button to restart the device.

Method 2: Reset Surface Pro with Microsoft Account without Losing Data

With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft enabled an option to reset Microsoft Surface pro password by employing its online service, which is available for all Microsoft products like Surface, Surface Pro, Hotmail, Outlook, etc. If you”re unable to remember the password, click on “Microsoft Account Reset” or visit the Microsoft Account Reset page.

1: Go to Recover your account page.

2: On the Microsoft Account Reset page, enter your Microsoft registered email/phone/Skype name. Moreover, an email address like hotmail.com or outlook.com comes under the domain of Microsoft as well.

3: If you have security information on your account, Microsoft will send a one-time code to the already provided phone number or email address. Microsoft will ask you to verify the phone number/email. Once you verify that, press the “Get Code“ button to receive the code.

4: After you input the code on the screen, you can create a new password.

5: Enter the new password, and then choose “Next.“

• Finally, you are complete resetting Microsoft Surface pro password if forgot online easily.

Method 3: Factory Reset Surface Pro with USB Drive

If you cannot start your Surface, you can operate a USB recovery device to factory reset Surface pro. You can create your USB recovery drive and use it. You will require a USB drive (external) with enough storage space for all your recovered data to create a recovery drive. Make sure that the drive is empty; otherwise, this process will wipe out all the data inside.

Step 1.1 Create a Surface Pro Password Reset Use Drive in Windows 10

• In the search box, search for “Create a recovery drive” and then click on it. The device might ask you to enter the admin password or to allow the choice.
• Select “Back up system files to the recovery drive” before selecting “Next.”

• Insert the USB drive to your Surface, select it, and then click on “Next.”
• Choose “Create.” Files will be copied to the recovery drive; hence it will take some time.

Step 1.2 Create a Surface Pro Password Reset Use Drive in Windows 8.1

• Swipe from the right corner of the screen, then select “Search.” If you are using a mouse, take the pointer to the lower-right edge of the screen and move it up and select “Search.”
• Search for “recovery drive” and then choose “Create a recovery drive.”
• Select the “Copy recovery partition……..…to recovery drive” option and choose “Next.” (The recovery drive will only have the required recovery tools and the bootable image, but you cannot reset your Surface Pro using a recovery image. If your Surface Pro doesn’t have a recovery partition, you can select the checkbox.)

• Connect a USB flash drive into your PC, which meets the requirements mentioned on the screen.
• Click on “Next.” After selecting the drive.
• Choose “Create.” The necessary recovery tools and the recovery image will be copied to the drive. It will take some time, depending on the size of the recovery image.
• As the process reaches its final steps

If you wish to keep the recovery partition on Surface, select “Finish.”

If you prefer to delete the recovery partition from your Surface and clear disk space and choose “Delete the recovery partition.” Select “Delete.” This process will clear the disk space, which is used to keep your recovery image. When the eviction is done, select “Finish.”

Take out the USB flash drive using the “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media“ tool; this drive is now a recovery drive, and you can use it to reset your Surface.

Step 2. Factory Reset Surface Pro without Password Using Password Reset USB Drive

Once you’ve made the recovery drive, it is time to proceed Surface pro hard reset:

• 1. Power off your Surface and plug in the power source, so your Surface doesn’t run out of power. 
• 2. Connect the USB recovery drive.
• 3. Press down the volume-down button and press and release the power button. As the Surface logo appears, let go of the volume-down button.
• 4. Prompted, pick the language and keyboard layout of your choice.
• 5. Choose Troubleshoot > Reset your PC.

• 6. If the choice of recovery key comes up, select “Skip this drive” at the base of the screen.
• 7. Select the operating system you want to reset, which refers to your current operating system on your Surface.
• 8. Choose “Yes, repartition the drives.” Click “Next” on the following page.   
• 9. Opt for either “Just remove my files” or “Fully clean the drive.” However, a more secure option would be to clean the drive, but it takes a long time. It also depends on whether you are recycling your Surface or keeping it. If you are keeping it, you only need to remove the files.
• 10. Choose “Reset.” The Surface will restart, and the Surface logo will appear while the Microsoft Surface factory reset process is on-going. 
• 11. ONLY FOR Surface 2 USERS: Surface may ask you to clear the TPM (Trusted Platform Module). To clear the TPM, press the F12 key or the volume-down button.

Method 4:  Factory Reset Surface Pro with Windows Login Screen

You will need to use the on-screen touch keyboard to do the following Microsoft Surface factory reset hard reset steps if your keyboard is not connected to the Surface. Select Ease of Access present in the lower-left corner on the Windows sign-in screen and select “On-Screen Keyboard.“

Steps of How to Factory Reset Surface Pro:

• 1. Plugin your Surface to the power source, so you don’t run out of power during the process.
• 2. Select the Power button from the lower-right edge of the Windows sign-in screen.
• 3. Tap and keep holding the Shift key or select the shift key.

• 4. While Pressing the Shift key, restart your device.
• 5. Choose Troubleshoot >Reset your PC; the Surface will restart, and the Surface logo will appear.

• 6. Click Next.
• 7. Select either “Just remove my files” or “Fully clean the drive.” However, a more secure option would be to clean the drive, but it takes a long time. It also depends on whether you are recycling your Surface or keeping it. If you are keeping it, you only need to remove the files.
• 8. Choose “Reset.” The Surface will restart, and the Surface logo will appear while is on factory resetting Surface without password.     

Certain tips to follow how to Reset a Surface pro :

• Keep taking regular backup of your data just in case.
• Keep an external USB Flash Drive as a recovery device handy
• Annually refreshing and formatting clears up the system, which helps the computer, run smoothly and efficiently without slowing down.

Conclusion

Knowing how to factory reset Surface pro or reset without a password might be tricky for everyone who doesn’t have the right technical knowledge. However, with the steps mentioned above, you can easily factory reset the Surface pro(including factory reset Surface pro 4) without having any technical knowledge. In case of any queries or concerns, you can also reach out to our experts who can assist you in addressing your queries and provide you the right solutions.