{"id":745,"date":"2012-07-13T07:36:07","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T07:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=745"},"modified":"2012-07-13T07:42:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T07:42:04","slug":"how-to-reset-windows-8-password-with-password-reset-disk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-windows-8-password-with-password-reset-disk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Windows 8 Password with Password Reset Disk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Password security is important to safeguard your personal information on Windows 8. Without the right password you can&#8217;t login into a password protected system. But what if one day you can&#8217;t remember your user password? After entering the wrong password you&#8217;ll get an error message like &#8220;The user name or password is incorrect&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-746\" title=\"incorrect-password\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/incorrect-password.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/incorrect-password.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/incorrect-password-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is at this stage that you will need a password reset disk. If you have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/knowledge\/create-windows-8-password-reset-disk.html\">created a Windows 8 password reset disk<\/a>, then you can follow this guide to reset your forgotten Windows 8 password easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Reset Windows 8 Password with Password Reset Disk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Once you&#8217;ve typed the wrong password, Windows 8 will show a &#8220;Reset password&#8221; link below the login box.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-747\" title=\"reset-password-link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/reset-password-link.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/reset-password-link.png 508w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/reset-password-link-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>After clicking on the &#8220;Reset password&#8221; link, the Password Reset Wizard dialog will appear. At this point make sure you insert your Windows 8 password reset disk before clicking Next.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-748\" title=\"password-reset-wizard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/password-reset-wizard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/password-reset-wizard.png 509w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/password-reset-wizard-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose your Windows 8 password reset disk from the list. Click Next.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-749\" title=\"password-key-disk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/password-key-disk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/password-key-disk.png 508w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/password-key-disk-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>And then type in a new password and a hint for the password. Click Next.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-750\" title=\"set-new-password\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/set-new-password.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/set-new-password.png 508w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/set-new-password-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click on Finish. You&#8217;ve successfully reset your forgotten Windows 8 password.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-751\" title=\"complete\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/complete.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/complete.png 509w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/complete-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now you should be able to log into Windows 8 system with your new password. If you forgot Windows 8 password and haven&#8217;t created a password reset disk beforehand, then you need to use the <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\">Reset Windows Password<\/a> utility to reset your Windows 8 login password.<\/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>Password security is important to safeguard your personal information on Windows 8. Without the right password you can&#8217;t login into a password protected system. But what if one day you can&#8217;t remember your user password? After entering the wrong password you&#8217;ll get an error message like &#8220;The user name or password is incorrect&#8221;. 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