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By Abhishek Ghosh November 26, 2010 5:56 pm Updated on November 26, 2010

How to create a password reset disk in Windows 7

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Creating a password reset disk is the first step to reset your lost password in Microsoft Windows 7.

To protect personal data, it is advisable to use a password for any account. It also provides protection against the hackers.Windows 7 and Vista, it is possible to create a password reset disk, so that in case of trouble, the user can access session (lost password, password not recognized etc) .

The recording of information recovery password, is a UFD.

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Connect the USB flash drive (USB).

In Control Panel, Go to User accounts, click on Create Reset Password Disk:

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The wizard opens, click Next:

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Select the drive from the dropdown menu and click Next:

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Type the current password of the account and click Next:

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Click Next when its done:

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Click Finish in next window and your password reset disk is created.

Check in Explorer, on the UFD, whether a file named userkey.psw is present. Put this disc in a safe place to recover password.

In case of loss of password or the password is not recognized, it will be possible to reset the password in the logon screen in Microsoft Windows 7. Just follow this tutorial on how to reset user account password in Windows 7 with a password reset disk.

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Cite this article as: Abhishek Ghosh, "How to create a password reset disk in Windows 7," in The Customize Windows, November 26, 2010, August 15, 2022, https://thecustomizewindows.com/2010/11/how-to-create-a-password-reset-disk-in-windows-7/.

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