{"id":27,"date":"2013-05-08T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=27"},"modified":"2023-04-18T08:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T08:17:47","slug":"locked-out-of-computer-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/locked-out-of-computer-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Locked out of Computer Windows 7 | How to Unlock Locked Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>I <span lang=\"EN-US\">am locked out of my Windows 7 computer because of password forgotten. How can I\u00a0get into my locked computer again?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"EN-US\"><em>So many important things are stored on it and I am too impatient to wait unlocking computer instantly.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">This kind of problem is so common that we nearly hear it every day. But don&#8217;t worry. Several methods have come out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/locked-out-of-computer-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>unlock locked Windows 7 computer<\/strong><\/a>. Please calm down and follow three important and effective methods here for you.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#method1\">Method 1: Login with another administrator account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method2\">Method 2: Unlock Windows 7 computer with password reset disk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method3\">Method 3: Unlock Windows 7 computer with Windows password recovery tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method4\">Method 4: Unlock locked computer Windows 7 with Command Prompt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"method1\">Method 1: Login with another available admin account<\/h2>\n<p>If you have created not only one admin account, now you can directly switch the login account to another admin account you still remember password on Windows 7 login screen. You will get Windows 7 computer unlocked instantly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is also a good advice for us that creating more than one administrator account in Windows 7 computer and making a backup of them would give a chance to unlock computer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method2\">Method 2: Unlock Windows 7 computer with password reset disk<\/h2>\n<p>Like the method 1, unlocking computer with password reset disk is also widely used. Surely it would require a password reset disk you have created for the locked user account before computer locked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong> Go to <strong>Start &gt; Control Panel &gt; User Account and Family Safety &gt; User Accounts<\/strong> in Windows 7 computer, then you would find the link &#8220;<strong>Create a password reset disk<\/strong>&#8221; in the left pane options. Click it and you could follow <strong>Forgotten Password Wizard<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-password\/two-ways-to-create-a-windows-password-reset-disk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">create a password reset disk<\/a> for one user account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-7-password-reset-disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"447\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-7-password-reset-disk.png\" alt=\"create a windows 7 password reset disk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-7-password-reset-disk.png 513w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-7-password-reset-disk-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once forgot Windows 7 user password and locked out of computer, plug the password reset disk you have created into locked computer.<\/p>\n<p>1. Start locked Windows 7 computer and go to login screen. Select the user account you have made a password reset disk for and try to sign in Windows 7 with its incorrect password.<\/p>\n<p>2. When it prompts you &#8220;The username or password is incorrect&#8221;, click <strong>OK<\/strong> and then <strong>Reset password<\/strong>\u00a0link.<\/p>\n<p>3. Now <strong>Password Reset Wizard<\/strong> would pop up. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> on it and follow the wizard to do. Then Windows 7 forgotten user password would be reset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-reset-disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-reset-disk.png\" alt=\"unlock windows 7 computer by password reset disk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-reset-disk.png 513w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-reset-disk-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Close Password Reset Wizard and go to login screen. Unlock Windows 7 with new user password.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method3\">Method 3: Unlock Windows 7 computer with Windows\u00a0password recovery tool<\/h2>\n<p>While no administrator is available or no password reset disk has been created, now please get the professional method, Windows 7 password recovery tool to unlock Windows 7 computer.<\/p>\n<p>You need to find one effective from lots of Windows password recovery tools that applies to Windows 7 locked computer. Now <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-7-password-recovery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 7 Password Genius<\/a><\/strong> is recommended, which is a small Windows 7 password removal tool and can be used easily by anyone.<\/p>\n<p>1. Download and install Windows 7 Password Genius on an accessible Windows computer.<\/p>\n<p>2. Create a Windows password recovery disk through writable USB device or CD\/DVD.<\/p>\n<p>Insert writable USB device or CD\/DVD into accessible computer and select it on Windows 7 Password Genius. Then click <strong>Begin burning <\/strong>button and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>wait for few minutes until burning successfully.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-password-recovery-disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-password-recovery-disk.png\" alt=\"create a windows password recovery disk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-password-recovery-disk.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-a-windows-password-recovery-disk-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-password\/how-to-set-your-computer-to-boot-from-usb-drive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Set the locked computer boot from USB device<\/a> or CD\/DVD.<\/p>\n<p>4. Remove Windows 7 forgotten password or create new admin account to unlock computer.<\/p>\n<p>Select the password-forgotten user and tap on &#8220;<strong>Reset Password<\/strong>&#8221; button. Then Windows 7 user password would be removed instantly. If you want to unlock Windows 7 computer later with new administrator, creating new admin account is available here by the option &#8220;<strong>Add User<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-removal-tool.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-removal-tool.png\" alt=\"unlock windows 7 computer by password removal tool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-removal-tool.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/unlock-windows-7-computer-by-password-removal-tool-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At last, click on <strong>Reboot<\/strong>\u00a0button and remove recovery disk to restart locked Windows 7 computer. Then with user you have removed password, or with new administrator you have created, you can unlock Windows 7 computer both.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method4\">Method 4: Unlock Locked Computer Windows 7 with Command Prompt<\/h2>\n<p>When you are locked out of Windows 7, you can still access the Command Prompt in the login screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1,<\/strong>\u00a0Power-on your computer and hit <strong>F8<\/strong> at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2,<\/strong>\u00a0Once the <strong>Advanced Boot Options<\/strong> window appears on the screen, use the down arrow to locate to <strong>Safe Mode<\/strong> with Command Prompt option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/run-windows-7-command-prompt-in-login-screen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/run-windows-7-command-prompt-in-login-screen.png\" alt=\"run-windows 7 command prompt in login screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/run-windows-7-command-prompt-in-login-screen.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/run-windows-7-command-prompt-in-login-screen-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,\u00a0<\/strong>Run the commands below to reset your password after locked out of Windows 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>net user<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>net user &lt;username&gt; &lt;password&gt;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reset-windows-7-password-with-cmd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reset-windows-7-password-with-cmd.png\" alt=\"reset windows 7 password with cmd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reset-windows-7-password-with-cmd.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reset-windows-7-password-with-cmd-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can access your computer successfully in the end. Get into it and solve your problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More articles about Windows 7 password:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-7-password\/locked-out-of-admin-account-in-windows-7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Locked out of admin account in Windows 7 | how to unlock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-7-password\/how-to-reset-windows-7-password-without-reset-disk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to reset Windows 7 password without reset disk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/top-5-free-windows-7-password-recovery-reset-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 5 Free Windows 7 Password Recovery\/Reset Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-8-password\/locked-out-of-windows-8.1-laptop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Locked out of Windows 8.1 laptop forgot admin password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10-password\/how-to-unlock-windows-10-admin-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to unlock Windows 10 admin password on PC\/laptop\/tablet\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am locked out of computer installed with Windows 7. 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