Updated: March 14, 2023
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My laptop is locked I don't remember password

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Hello, thank you for using Howly. I’ll be happy to help you out! May I ask your name?

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*****

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Nice to meet you, *****!
Is it Windows laptop or Apple?

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Windows

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Got you.
Did you set up a PIN?

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My old pin was *****

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Do you have Microsoft account?

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I use that pin for it

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Got you
Do you have access to your laptop right now?

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Yes

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Ok, do the following steps:
On the sign-in screen click the Power icon at the bottom-right corner.

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Ok I'm turning it on now

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Then press and hold the Shift key and click Restart. This will boot your computer into Windows Recovery Environment.
Okay, take your time

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What I see on screen is the bars for ip connection and the battery icon

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Click Battery icon

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I don't see restart

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The Power icon at the bottom-right corner.

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Ok

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Do you see that?

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Ok did that
It's restarting

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Then press and hold the Shift key and click Restart

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Ok

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Nice!
This will boot your computer into Windows Recovery Environment.

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Ok It's restarting

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Let's wait a bit

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Ok

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Then you will see blue screen with options.

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The screen that came up has the time and battery icon
I didn't see a blue screen

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You should hold shift key before you click restars
Do you know where is SHIFT key?

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I did yes
I held it down and pressed restart

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Lets try again, we should go into Windows Recovery Environment

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Ok I do it again

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No blur screen same as before

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Got you
Do you click here?

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And restart holding shift

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Do want me to click on that and shift key

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Yes

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Before pressing restart, you should press and hold the shift key

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Did you manage to get to the blue screen?

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It'd restarting

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Okay

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The screen with the time and background keeps showing up no blue screen

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Got you
Do you see, I forgot my PIN on the lock screen?

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Click on it

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What do you see?

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It says enter password sign in

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Do you remember your Microsoft account password?

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It's same as password I forgot

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Okey, than visit the Microsoft password recovery page: https://account.live.com/ResetPassword.aspx

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Enter the email address you used to create your Microsoft account and click Next.

  1. Select which option to send the verification code to a backup email address or phone number and click Next.
  2. Depending on the contact method you chose, retype the first part of the email address or the last four digits of the phone number hinted at in the previous window.
  3. Select "Get code".
  4. Paste or type the code you received and select Next. On the next page, you will be offered to create a new password. Type your new password and select Next.


If you no longer have access to any of the verification options shown, you won't be able to reset your password this way.
Instead, visit the following page directly and fill out the form: https://account.live.com/acsr
This form is used as a last resort, with the required information varying depending on how the account was set up. After submitting the necessary information, you should receive a reply within 24 hours from Microsoft.

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Hold please

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Take your time
Keep me updated on your steps in recovery.

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Ok
It worked

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I am so pleased to see your issue got resolved!

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