Setting a strong password on your new laptop Windows 8 system is very important way to protect your privacy, but in this way you tend to forgot windows 8 password. If you’re facing this problem, you are going to the right place, here are efficient ways for you.

When you have to  reset Windows 8 password,  the first thing is to  recall the forgotten password. Occasionally, you can remember it again as you just forget it temporarily. If failed, then check if there are any other admin accounts on your computer and you can still access to these accounts. Generally speaking, each user has more than one admin account on his computer. If not, please skip the following directions.

If there’s, just do as below:
1. Log into that admin account.
2. Press Windows +R to bring up the Run box and then enter “control userpasswords2″ on it and click Ok.
3. On the coming User Accounts window, select the user account you want to reset password of and click Reset Passwords button.
4. Enter a new password for the target user account, and then type the password again to confirm it, press Ok button.
5. Click Ok button on the User Account window to save and finish your perations.

If there is no accessible admin account, additional applications are needed in this case. The best ones are listed as follows:

1. Windows Password Key
Windows Password Key is a powerful Windows password 8 reset program which works well on Windows 8/Vista/XP/2000 and Server 2003(R2)/2008(R2).
With the help of this Windows Password Recovery program, you can create a bootable password reset CD/DVD or USB flash drive to reset your forgotten Windows passwords, such as Windows Local Administrator, Standard and Guest user passwords, and Windows Domain Administrator password as well.

2. Ophcrack
Ophcrack is a free Windows 8 password reset tool based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with a Graphical User Interface and runs on multiple platforms.

Usually, Reset Windows 8 password is easily and safely with password recovery program, free or share, they can help you solve the problem in seconds, but Ophcrack can’t promise 100% recovery rate, then you may try Windows Password Key!