Reset Your Microsoft Account Password Online if Possible

An option you were given when you first bought your computer or installed Windows 8 was to sign up for a Microsoft account or sign in with your existing Microsoft account. One really big benefit of doing that is that it gives you an escape plan if you ever forget your Windows 8 password.

So grab your smartphone, or any other computer, pull open your favorite browser, and see How To Reset Your Microsoft Account Password for the full tutorial.

Note: You can reset a forgotten Windows 8 password online like this only if you're using a Microsoft account. If you're using a local account, your password is not stored with Microsoft online and so can't be reset by them.

If u Forgot Ur Windows 8 Password! What Are My Options?

Fortunately, there are a number of ways to get back in if you forgot your Windows 8 password, all of which I detail below.

1. Use That Windows 8 Password Reset Disk You Made
2. Make [Educated] Guesses at Your Windows 8 Password
3. Have Another User Change Your Windows 8 Password
4. Reset or Recover Your Windows 8 Password With One of These Tools
5. Reset Your PC (last Choice)

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