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How to Unlock a Windows 10 Toshiba Satellite Laptop

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"I'm locked out of my Toshiba Satellite laptop because of forgetting its Windows 10 user password. Is there any simple way to unlock my Toshiba laptop without the forgotten password and data loss?"

It can be a troublesome issue to unlock a Windows 10 Toshiba Satellite laptop without the forgotten Windows 10 user password until you find the right ways. When you want to log in your locked Toshiba Satellite laptop, you can try to access the Toshiba laptop with other available sign-in accounts or options firstly. If the forgotten Windows 10 user password is the only login path, you could use the following ways to unlock your Windows 10 Toshiba Satellite laptop without losing data.

Tips: You will also get a useful way to unlock the locked Toshiba power on password here.

unlock Toshiba Satellite laptop

Overview:

1. Unlock the Windows 10 Toshiba Laptop with the Password Reset Disk

As we all know, the Windows password reset disk is a useful tool to reset the lost or forgotten Windows password. However, you just can make the password reset disk for your Toshiba laptop when it's accessible. If you have made a password reset disk with the Windows built-in function before, you can use it to password reset your Toshiba Satellite and then unlock the Windows 10 Toshiba laptop with the new password.

Tips: The password reset disk only works for the computer which you use to make the disk.

unlock Toshiba laptop with password reset disk

2. Unlock the Windows 10 Toshiba Laptop via the Password Reset Tool

If you don't have the password reset disk but want to unlock the Toshiba Satellite laptop as easily as possible, you can ask for help from a Windows password reset tool. And iSunshare Windows Password Genius, the Windows password reset software is worthy trying. It can help Windows users to unlock the locked Toshiba Satellite laptop whenever they want with 3 simple steps: create a password reset disk with Password Genius > boot the Toshiba Satellite from the disk > Reset the Toshiba Satellite password.

Toshiba password reset with iSunshare software

3. Unlock the Windows 10 Toshiba Laptop using the Installation Drive

This way also enables you to unlock your locked Toshiba laptop. However, compared with the 2 ways above, it's a bit difficult and not friendly to the computer novices, because changes are needed to be made in the command prompt. If you are a professional computer user, you can attempt to unlock your Windows 10 Toshiba Satellite laptop using the Windows 10 installation drive.

reset Toshiba password with Utilman.exe

4. How to Unlock the Power On Password on the Toshiba Satellite Laptop

Forgot the power on password and can't log in your Toshiba Satellite laptop? What can you do at this time? Don't worry. Just follow the steps below to unlock the Toshiba power on password now.

Step 1: Power off the Toshiba Satellite laptop, disconnect all the cables from the laptop and then remove the laptop's battery.

Step 2: Find the CMOS battery in the motherboard.

For some models of Toshiba Satellite laptops like Satellite C55T, the CMOS battery can be shown after you open the small case.

cmos battery under small case

However, for some models of Satellite laptops, you need to unpack the whole back case to find the CMOS battery and the Satellite L-50A laptop is an example.

cmos battery below back case

Step 3: If the CMOS battery is removable, remove the CMOS battery from its location and wait for about 3 minutes. At last, put the CMOS battery back to its original place. Now the power on password of the Toshiba Satellite laptop has been unlocked successfully.

Appendix: How to Boot the Toshiba Satellite Laptop from a USB Disk

Step 1: Plug the USB disk into the Toshiba laptop and then start the laptop.

Step 2: When the Toshiba logo is shown on the screen, press F12 continuously and immediately. Then, choose the USB disk in the boot menu to boot from.

Toshiba boot menu

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