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How to Remove/Bypass Windows 8/8.1 Admin Password

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

After Windows 8/8.1 login administrator password forgot, surely you can sign in computer again by windows 8 forgotten password reset or system reinstallation if there is no important data in system drive. But do you know actually you could directly remove or bypass the Windows 8/8.1 admin password to login computer? If not, the passage would tell you.

Option 1: Remove Windows 8/8.1 Admin Password for Logon

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The tool what I know that can easily remove Windows 8 forgotten password is iSunshare Windows Password Genius Advanced.

Note: Probably there have been lots of Windows password recovery tools. But whether they could directly remove forgotten Windows password for latest PC/laptop/tablet? It should be considered sincerely. Now what I know is Windows Password Genius Advanced has added Windows 10/8 password remove and Windows 8 Microsoft account password reset feature. So you can change Microsoft account password at the same time when you remove Windows 8 local or domain admin password.

Step 1: Burn a boot usb drive on accessible computer.

  • Install and run Windows Password Genius Advanced on another accessible Windows computer.
  • Select media type, such as USB device. Then insert a bootable usb flash drive into the computer.
  • Choose the removal device you plugged and click Begin burning button to burn USB password reset disk.

Step 2: Remove administrator password from locked Windows 8/8.1 computer.

Boot your Windows 8/8.1 PC/latop/tablet from USB recovery drive and Windows Password Genius Advanced program launches on locked Windows 8/8.1 device.

Tips: If you want to know more about how to set boot for your computer, please refer to set computer boot from USB drive.

You can see there list your computer system and all user accounts on Windows Password Genius Advanced.

  • 1. Just select the Windows system and user account with admin privileges.
  • 2. Click Reset Password button and confirm to remove its password on pop-up dialog.

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Then selected administrator password becomes blank in user list. It means you have successfully removed Windows 8/8.1 administrator password. At last, it is time to reboot Windows 8/8.1 computer and select the administrator on logon screen to login computer without password.

Option 2: Bypass Windows 8.1/8 Admin Password to Sign in

As is known, there are several sign-in options available on Windows 8/8.1/10 computer. So if your Windows 8/8.1 computer is setup login with local user, and you have added these sign-in options, now you can bypass forgotten Windows 8/8.1 admin password to sign in computer with them.

On Windows 8/8.1 logon screen, choose Sign-in options, then picture password and PIN code options would appear under password input field. Select one of them you have created, and type it in password box. Press Enter to access Windows 8/8.1 PC/laptop/tablet.

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Tips: If your Windows 8/8.1 computer login user is not administrator, but Microsoft account, and now its password has been forgotten, don't be afraid. In the Option 1, we can know Windows Password Genius Advanced also could change Microsoft account password when you try to remove Windows 8/8.1 admin password.

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