It is said that most enterprises are in the process to upgrade from Windows Server 2008, a welcome old systems to enterprises for its security performance, to Windows 7, a currently most popular system, in spite of the strikes of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Meanwhile, with the release of IE 10 this week, Windows 7 users will be able to enjoy a smooth online environment just as Windows 8 users. It is certain that there will be more and more users choose to migrate to this reliable operation system in the near future. In the following passage, I will talk about one of the biggest concerns of all Windows 7 users – Windows 7 login password in the following three aspects: how to create Windows 7 password, how to disable Windows 7 password and how to recover Windows 7 password.

How to create Windows 7 password?

To create a login password in Windows 7 isn’t complicated at all. You just need to go the “Control Panel” and find “User Accounts” in the page of “User Accounts and Family Safety”. Then you will see the “Create a password for your account” link. Only after these simple steps, you will be able to enter your Windows 7 password and also you’re optional to create password hint for your password.

Tips: Make sure your password isn’t simple combination of numbers and letters. Besides, don’t contain personal information in your password in case your password can be figured out easily by others.

How to disable Windows 7 password?

If your Windows 7 computer is used yourself at home or there isn’t any valuable data in it, it is totally unnecessary to have a login password. In Windows 7, users can disable password protection and log on automatically by the following settings. Click “Windows + R” and enter "control userpasswords2" in the coming Run box. In the “User Accounts” window, uncheck the box in front of “User must enter a user name and password to use this computer” and click on “Apply”. Then you won’t be asked to enter password any more when you log in your Windows 7 computer.

Tips: You can also choose to delete your password by clicking on “Remove your password” link in “Make changes to your user accounts” area. In addition, for enterprise users, to disable Windows 7 password is not recommended in consideration of data security in your Windows 7 PCs.

How to recover Windows 7 password?

In the situation that you forget your Windows 7 password, there are many ways can be available to recover the lost Windows 7 password. Before you recovering your Windows 7 password, you can refer to your password hint to recall your password. If it doesn’t work, try to make use of a password reset disk if you have made one in advance. Meanwhile, if you’re in urgent and hope to get access to the locked Windows 7 computer as soon as possible, a password reset tool is a good choice.

Tips: A Windows 7 password reset disk can’t be used to reset Windows Server 2008 password. To be precise, a password reset disk can only be used for specific account. Therefore, remember to make a password reset for your own Windows 7 account when it’s available.

“My computer is running in Windows Server 2008. My login password was expired yesterday, and I changed a new one. Today I found I’ve forgotten my new Windows Server 2008 passwords. What’s worse, there is no other available computer around me. Therefore, I can’t use a third-party tool to help me with Windows Server 2008 password reset. Is there any other solution? ”
-- Louise Leonard

Actually, except for Windows Server 2008 password reset software, we have many other ways to reset Windows Server 2008 password. First of all, if you have a previously created Windows Server 2008 password reset disk, you are lucky enough, for you can use it to reset your lost login password in five minutes with ease. However, to most Windows Server 2008 users, they haven’t realized how important a password reset disk is until they have lost their passwords. Therefore, once you entered your Windows Server 2008 successful again, do remember to create a password reset disk. After all, it is entirely possible that you lose your password once again in the future.

Besides, if your forgotten Windows Server 2008 password is on guest account, you can easily reset it through the administrative account. And also, you can use another user account that has administrator rights by using net user command. If it is domain user password, you can reset it by Active Directory Users and computer panel. You may also need to “Enable” the administrator account which can be done by using “NET USER administrator /active: yes”.

By the way, for those who have another accessible computer, to use a Windows Server 2008 password reset tool is undoubtedly the most efficient and safest way to reset lost Windows Server 2008 password. We can easily find many tools, both free and commercial, on the Internet, such as, John the Ripper and Anmosoft Windows Password Reset.

Tips:

1. A password hint is useful when we forget Windows Server 2008 password, therefore, you’d better create one to recall your password when you forget it.

2. The above-mentioned methods can also be used to reset password in other operation systems, say, to reset Windows 8 password.

Since the release of Windows 8 in this October, its performance attracts wide concerns all over the world. There are many changes are made in this new operation system compared to Windows 7. We can see that Microsoft is trying to be relevant on mobile devices in the design of Windows 8. They are trying to basically indoctrinate all PC users, including desktop users, on the interface for mobile devices. And the changes in desktop and the release of Picture Password are just two outstanding changes. However, many users find it is not an easy thing to get used to all these new functions. Take Picture Password as an example. Let alone whether there are Windows 2008 password recovery tools available to reset Picture Password, how to create and make use of it seems to a little troublesome to some users. Luckily, we can cancel Windows 8 password Screen if your computer is used by yourself or at home. That’s to say, we can choose to login onto Windows 8 without any password.

Step 1. Open your computer and input your password in the password screen.

Step 2. Press the shortcut key “Windows + X” and you will see a menu pop up.

Step 3. Please click on “Command Prompt” to continue your setting. In Windows 7, this step is finished by opening “Run” box. In windows 8, it’s a new design.

Step 4. Enter “control userpasswords2” into the command prompt box and then press “Enter” to make sure. Actually, this command is also used in the previous versions of Windows operation systems to open User Accounts window.

Step 5. When you see the User Accounts dialog as below, find “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” and uncheck it. Then Click “OK”.

Step 6. You will be asked to input you password twice to ensure that you want to cancel the password screen and log on Windows 8 without password.

Step 7. Restart your computer now to finish the whole setting.

Quite easy, isn’t it? As a matter of fact, if you’re a Windows 7 user and you think it’s troublesome to create a Windows 7 password reset disk or make use of password reset tools while you forget your password from time to time, you can also choose to cancel your Windows 7 screen.