{"id":3962,"date":"2014-09-24T11:53:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=3962"},"modified":"2014-09-24T11:53:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:53:36","slug":"lost-windows-8-or-7-password-on-asus-zenbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/lost-windows-8-or-7-password-on-asus-zenbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Windows 8 or 7 Password on ASUS Zenbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just bought a new Asus Zenbook which came preloaded with Windows 8 but you&#8217;ve lost the password? A forgotten password is no need for panic. As long as you have a password removal utility, you can get back into Windows 8 or Windows 7 Ultrabook in minutes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\">PCUnlocker<\/a> is one of the best recovery tools that can help you get rid of forgotten Windows 8 or 7 password with ease. The following is a walkthrough of using a CD to reset Windows 8\/7 admin password on ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, you need to make a PCUnlocker Live CD using a secondary computer, not your locked PC. Download the ISO image of PCUnlocker and burn it onto a blank CD with your CD burning program. If you don&#8217;t have one, try the freeware <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/download\/ISO2DiscSetup.exe\">ISO2Disc<\/a> or ImgBurn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/iso2disc.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"262\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve created a PCUnlocker Live CD, put it in the CD drive of your locked ASUS Zenbook laptop. Power on the machine and repeatedly press <strong>F2<\/strong> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Go to the <strong>Security<\/strong> tab and disable the <strong>Secure Boot Control<\/strong> option. Navigate to the <strong>Boot<\/strong> tab, disable <strong>Fast Boot<\/strong> and enable <strong>Launch CSM<\/strong>. Press F10 to save and exit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/asus-zenbook-uefi.jpg\" alt=\"asus-zenbook-uefi\" width=\"550\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3968\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press and hold <strong>ESC<\/strong> key to launch Boot Menu when the computer restarts. Select the CD drive from the list and press Enter to boot from it. After a while, the PCUnlocker program will launch and it shows you a list of local accounts for your Windows 8\/7 installation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/pcunlocker.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the administrator account and click on <strong>Reset Password <\/strong>button. This will unlock \/ remove your ASUS Zenbook login password immediately. Take out the CD and reboot, you can then get back into your Windows 8\/7 system without entering a password!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After enabling the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) on your ASUS Zenbook, the UEFI firmware will run as an emulated legacy BIOS. If you need to create a UEFI compatible CD, you need to use the Enterprise edition of PCUnlocker which can boot in UEFI mode, without requiring you to enable CSM support.<\/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>Just bought a new Asus Zenbook which came preloaded with Windows 8 but you&#8217;ve lost the password? A forgotten password is no need for panic. As long as you have a password removal utility, you can get back into Windows 8 or Windows 7 Ultrabook in minutes. 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