I'm helping my daughter set up her computer at a new home, and she has forgotten her password. When I go to the Accounts in Control Panel it, of course, wants an Admin password. How do I reset this so that I can work in her account? Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks, Giddyup
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Jump to PostOPH works very well, but you might have some luck if you just log on as administrator, as this password is often blank.
Jump to PostYeah, try booting into safe mode (tap f8 during boot). A new account called administrator should be present.
On the home editions this normally has no password
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