How Do You Unlock an HP Laptop if You Forgot the Password?
Microsoft Account
Forgetting your Windows 10 password isn’t the end of the world, and it’s relatively easy to recover if you’re using a Microsoft Account. As long as you have access to your Microsoft account email, and, if necessary, a two-factor authentication system, then you can use these steps to recover your password using the Microsoft Account recovery service.
Local Windows Account
If you’re using a local Windows account, Windows 10 version 1803 and newer have the option of recovery questions too, so use those if they’re available. If you don’t have them or are using an older version of Windows, there are still some options you can use to recover or change the password. The easiest is to use a previously created password-reset disk or USB drive. If you want to make one of those now, follow Microsoft’s instructions to make a reset disk.
How Do You Unlock an HP Laptop if You Forgot the Password Without a Disk?
You don’t need a disk to recover your HP laptop password if you have a Microsoft Account or a Local Windows Account with security questions in place. Just use the on-screen password-recovery option to recover or reset your password. If you’re running a local account and don’t have password recovery options or a password-reset disk or USB, the next best method is to use an alternative administrator account. If another user can log in with administrative access, have another user change your password information. If that doesn’t prove an option, there are commercial password-reset USB drives worth considering. These tools will help you gain access to administrative tools that will let you reset your HP laptop password without affecting the local installation or personal files. If none of the above options work for you, or you just want to use the laptop again and don’t care about the Windows account, you can always just reset the laptop and start fresh.
How Do I Bypass the Lock Screen on My HP Laptop?
The only way to bypass a login screen permanently is to make changes to your Windows settings from inside your account. Before you do that, you’ll need to access the account itself. Use the above methods to access it, then follow these steps: You’ll then be able to bypass the login screen in the future.
