{"id":12294,"date":"2018-07-20T08:25:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T08:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12294"},"modified":"2018-07-20T08:25:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T08:25:35","slug":"how-to-reset-windows-10-without-logging-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-windows-10-without-logging-in\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Windows 10 Laptop, PC or Tablet without Logging in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can&#8217;t log in to Windows 10 as the user profile failed the logon or you forgot the admin password? How can I do a factory reset without logging in? Here&#8217;s a step-by-step walkthrough on resetting Windows 10 laptop, PC or tablet without logging in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Reset Windows 10 Laptop, PC or Tablet without Logging in<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you can at least reach the login screen, click on <strong>Power<\/strong> icon on lower right corner, then hold down the <strong>SHIFT<\/strong> key and then select <strong>Restart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/shift-restart.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 will reboot and ask you to select an option. Click <strong>Troubleshoot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/troubleshoot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the next screen, click the <strong>Reset this PC<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/reset-windows-10-pc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll see two option: &#8220;<strong>Keep my files<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Remove everything<\/strong>&#8220;. The former will keep all of your personal files but it requires you to provide current admin password later on. If you&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/knowledge\/reset-windows-10-password.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">forgotten your password<\/a>, you have to pick the latter option to erase everything.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/keep-or-remove-your-files.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep My Files<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve selected the &#8220;<strong>Keep my files<\/strong>&#8221; option, the next screen will prompt you to choose an existing administrator account on your PC to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/choose-an-account-to-reset-pc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, enter your user password. If you can&#8217;t remember the password, you&#8217;ll have to go back to the previous step and choose &#8220;Remove everything&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/enter-user-password-before-reset.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on <strong>Reset<\/strong>. The computer will reboot itself several times and begin the factory reset process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/reset-this-computer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remove Everything<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve selected the &#8220;<strong>Remove everything<\/strong>&#8221; option, you&#8217;ll next be asked if you want to wipe all the drives, or only the drive where Windows 10 is installed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/remove-files-from-all-drives.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, you&#8217;ll get another two options: &#8220;<strong>Just remove my files<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Fully clean the drive<\/strong>&#8220;. If you are keeping this computer, select the former option which is faster. If you are recycling the computer, select the latter option to wipe the drives and make your files completely unrecoverable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/remove-files-or-fully-clean-drive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on <strong>Reset<\/strong> and just wait for the factory reset process to complete. This might take an hour or more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/reset-this-computer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all there is to it.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can&#8217;t log in to Windows 10 as the user profile failed the logon or you forgot the admin password? How can I do a factory reset without logging in? Here&#8217;s a step-by-step walkthrough on resetting Windows 10 laptop, PC or tablet without logging in. 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