How to Login to Windows 10 if Forgot Microsoft Account Password

Locked out of Windows 10 computer and couldn't remember your Microsoft account password? Don't worry! Even if your Microsoft account is hacked, you can easily bypass Windows 10 login and obtain access to your computer without data loss. Here's 2 simple ways to help you login to Windows 10 if you forgot Microsoft account password.

Method 1: Reset Microsoft Account Password Online

If you use a Microsoft Account of any form to login to the computer, you can use the Microsoft Account Password Reset page to prove your identity and reset your password. You'll need access to a phone number or alternate email address already known on your account to verify your ownership.

 If you're completely locked out of your own computer, you can perform the Microsoft account password reset steps from your phone or another working computer.

Method 2: Offline Convert Microsoft Account to Local Account

If your computer is offline or you're unable to reset your password online, there is a simple way to convert your Microsoft account to local account without logging into Windows 10. Here's how:

To get started, create a PCUnlocker Live CD from another computer you still have admin access to.

Boot your Windows 10 computer from the CD. Once the PCUnlocker program loads up, select a local account linked to your Windows Live ID, and click Reset Password button.

Click Yes to confirm you want to change the Microsoft account to local account and remove the local user password. Reboot and take out the CD, you can then see the converted local account at Windows 10 logon screen, click that account and you can login without a password!

How to Recover Windows 10 Password with Installation Disc

So you forget the administrator password and couldn't log on to Windows 10, this article will guide you to recover Windows 10 password without any reset disk or third party software. This trick based on the substitution of some programs that can be used during logon screen with command prompt program (cmd.exe). Usually it's Sticky Keys(sethc.exe) and Utility Manager(utilman.exe).

How to Recover Windows 10 Password with Installation Disc?

Boot  your computer from Windows 10 installation disc. When the Windows Setup screen opens, press SHIFT + F10 to open the Command Prompt.

At the Command Prompt, you can easily replace the sethc.exe file with cmd.exe. Just run the following commands one by one, replace d:\ with the actual drive letter of your Windows 10 partition.

copy d:\windows\system32\sethc.exe d:\ 

copy /y d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

When it's done. Cancel Windows Setup and eject the install disc. Reboot your computer.

 When your computer reboots to Windows 10 logon screen, press the SHIFT key 5 times in a row. The Command Prompt will open in administrative mode. Run the following command and you can reset your forgotten password quickly. Replace username with the name of your actual account, and newpassword with your desired password.

net user username newpassword

 Now close the Command Prompt and you'll back at the login screen. You can login with your new password. Now you've successfully reset forgotten Windows 10 password.

Fix "Windows cannot be installed to this GPT / MBR disk"

"Windows cannot be installed on this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style."

During Windows setup, you might get the error message that says your selected disk is not GPT or MBR partition style. In this tutorial we'll show you how to convert your disk to GPT or MBR partition style so you can install Windows smoothly.

Fix "Windows cannot be installed to this GPT / MBR disk"

1. Boot your computer from Windows installation DVD again.

2. When it boots to the Windows Setup screen, press Shift + F10 key simultaneously on your keyboard to open the Command Prompt window.

3. In the Command Prompt, type diskpart and hit Enter.

4. Type list disk and hit Enter. You should be able to find the disk number of your local hard drive.

5. Type select disk 0, replacing 0 with the disk number of  hard drive you want to convert partition style for.

6. Type clean to erase all the partitions for your selected hard disk.

7. Type convert gpt to convert your disk to GPT partition style. If you want to convert to MBR partition style, type convert mbr instead.

When it's done, close the Command Prompt. You can then install Windows without getting the error of "Windows cannot be installed on this disk".