I have my Windows XP account password protected but now I can’t remember the password. I just set it up today but I forgot the password I chose. Is there a way to unlock or remove this password so I can use my computer?

Forgot the password to the only administrator account on your PC, or lock out of Windows user account after unsuccessful logon attempts? Well, these problems can be solved with a bootable PCUnlocker USB drive. Rather than cracking a Windows user account password, PCUnlocker removes it and unlock your locked-out Windows account instantly!

How to Unlock My Password Protected Windows 8/7/Vista/XP User Account?

1. Download the zipped ISO image of PCUnlocker and save it on another PC you can log on. Double-click on the .zip file and the system will show you the contents inside. Drag the pcunlocker.iso file from that window to your desktop, then burn it to a USB flash drive using ISO2Disc program.

   

2. Insert the bootable USB drive into your password-protected computer. When the computer is booting, you will need to press the correct key to get into the Boot Menu. It is usually F12 or Del key. Once in the Boot Menu, select your USB flash drive and press Enter.
3. The computer will load the WinPE operating system from the bootable USB drive. After a while, you’ll see the PCUnlocker program. It will read the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) files of your Windows system and show you a list of local user accounts.

   

4. Choose your user account and click on Reset Password. The program will reset your lost Windows account password and also unlock your user account if it is already disabled, locked out or expired.
5. Click on Restart button and remove the bootable USB drive. The computer will then boot normally to the Windows login screen. Just leave the password box as blank and you can successfully log back into your Windows user account.

So this is how can you unlock any password protected Windows 8/7/Vista/XP user account. This method also works with both local user accounts and Active Directory user accounts on Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000.

What to do if the locked out user account is the only one administrator account on your computer? You’ll be locked out of your machine permanently if you can’t find some password-unlocking tricks to solve this particular problem. In this post we’ll show you how to easily unlock a locked out user account in Windows 7, in case you are locked out due to invalid logon attempts or just simply forgot the password.

How to Unlock a Locked Out User Account in Windows 7?

1. Download the zip archive of Reset Windows Password utility. Unzip it and burn the ISO image to a blank CD or USB stick.
2. Insert the CD or USB stick into your locked computer and let your computer boot from it.
3. After a while the bootdisk will launch the Reset Windows Password utility, which shows all user accounts existing in your computer.
4. Choose the user account which is locked out, then click Reset Password button. The program will reset the password as well as unlock the user account.

Remove the CD or USB stick. Restart the computer and you can then log in to your Windows 7 user account with a blank password. This trick could also be used to unlock domain user account in Windows Server 2010, 2008,2003 and 2000.