In this video let's see how to reset your windows 8 logon password First off, check if the caps lock is on usually an incorrect password is caused by the inadvertant use of caps lock.
Ensure that the keyboard is operating as expected. Sometimes a bad password could be due to a stuck key. If you're using a Microsoft account open www.live.com and click "Can't access your account?" Type in your email address and follow the instructions to reset your password If you're using a local account and try to log on with an incorrect password the password hint appears.
Use the hint to type the correct password. You may also use a password reset disk to reset the password if you have another administrator account configured on your PC You can use that account to reset the password for yours.
Log on using the secondary admin account On the Windows 8 Start screen, type "Control Panel" Select "User Accounts" Here, we are logged in using John's account, and want to reset the password for Mary's. Click "Manage another account" in the list of accounts available, select Mary now, click "change the password" Type in a new password and confirm.
Type a password hint to recover the password in the future. Click Change Password You can now log on using the new password if you are unable to unlock your computer with these methods reinstalling Windows is your final option.
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