Part 2: Common 3 solutions to forgot HP laptop password (data loss)
Way 1: Forgot HP Laptop Password?Using HP Recovery Manager
Way 2: Forgot Password HP Laptop?Using PassFab 4WinKey
Way 3. Forgot HP Laptop Password? Reinstall Windows System
Way 1: Forgot HP Laptop Password?Using HP Recovery Manager
If you forgot the password on HP laptop, you should try Recovery Manager first. HP Recovery Manager is a built-in program that comes with every HP laptop that program and basically helps the users in similar situations.
The work of the program is quite simple, it will update the primary partition of your hard disk, which will also delete the password.Here's how:
Step 1:
Turn off the laptop, wait a few minutes, and then turn it back on.
Step 2:
You have to keep tapping "F11" to access "HP Recovery Manager". Select the recovery manager and wait for it to load.
Step 3:
Go through the program and select "System Restore".
Step 4:
Now you have to wait as the recovery manager will install all the necessary programs to remove the password from your laptop.
Step 5:
Wait for the process to complete and then restart the laptop.
This is a very effective method to remove password from locked laptop, but it only applies to HP laptops. As a result of this procedure, all files will be completely deleted from your primary partition. So if you have something important there, we recommend you to use the last procedure on this list.
Way 2: Forgot Password HP Laptop?Using PassFab 4WinKey
You can also
Factory reset HP laptop
if you forgot login password. The procedure is very simple and also very effective, but it will definitely erase all your files from primary partition.
As mentioned, the HP laptops come with HP Recovery Manager and this program will help you to factory reset the device.
Step 1:
Reboot the laptop and continuously tap "F11" as the laptop boots up.
Step 2:
You will be given the option to back up your files, so select "Back up your files first" and then click "Next" to continue.
Step 3:
You will also get an option to restore without backing up files. If you continue with this option, you will lose all your files.
Step 4:
Finally, click "Next" again to start the recovery process. The program will format the primary partition and erase all your files and password.
This procedure is also effective if you want to remove the password by any means possible. However, it is not really recommended since all files will be completely erased since most of the time HP Recovery Manager cannot get into the recovery partition.
Way 3. Forgot HP Laptop Password? Reinstall Windows System
If one of the methods doesn't work for you and you have the installation disk available, you can also use it to delete the password from your Windows user account.
If you are using a newer model of HP laptop and do not have an optical drive available, you can create an installation disk on a USB drive and start the process from that USB.
Step 1:
Insert the installation disk into your locked HP laptop and then reboot.
Step 2:
The laptop must boot from the installation disk; so keep tapping "F2" while the laptop is booting up. The boot menu will appear.
Step 3:
In the boot menu, change the boot priority to the installation disk.
Step 4:
After that, the Windows setup screen will appear. You need to change some settings and then click "Next" to continue. After that, click "Repair your computer", you will have some options but you only need to "Troubleshoot" select from the list.
Step 5:
After that, just click on "Reset this PC" and your selected version of Windows will be installed on your HP laptop.
After reinstalling Windows, all your files will be completely deleted from the system partition along with the password.