How To Unlock HP Laptops

You could end up getting locked out of your HP laptop if you forget your laptop password. So, storing your password on your mobile phone or another medium is a healthy practice. But what happens if you forget your laptop password with no way of remembering it? This would be easy if you set up a Microsoft account.

But what will happen if you get locked out of your laptop without a Microsoft account? Fortunately, there are still methods that you can follow to unlock an HP laptop. We will discuss some of these methods to try and help you unlock your HP laptop without a password.

Unlock HP Without a Password

There are multiple methods to unlock an HP laptop without a password, but most only work if you have fulfilled some pre-requisites before losing your password. If none of these methods work, you are left with the option of installing a new Windows OS. But the downside to installing a new window is losing all your user data. 

Method #1: Reset Your Microsoft Account Password

You do not have to worry if you have set up a Microsoft account while setting up your Windows. You can reset your Microsoft account password from any device and use the newly created password to unlock your HP laptop.

Follow these steps to reset your Microsoft account password.

1. Go to https://account.microsoft.com/ on any device with an internet connection.
2. Click “Sign In”.
3. Enter your email and hit Enter.
4. Click “Forgot Password” when asked for the account password.
5. Verify your identity and reset your account’s password.

Now, you can unlock your HP laptop with the new password you just created. But remember, this method will only work if you set up a Microsoft account on the laptop you forgot the password of.

Method #2: Unlock the HP Laptop With a Password Reset Disk

Similar to method #1, this method also has a pre-requisite and will only work if you have created a password reset disk from your laptop before forgetting the password.

Follow these steps to unlock your HP laptop using a password reset disk.

1. Insert the password reset disk/USB to your HP laptop and turn it on.
2. On the password screen, enter any wrong password and hit Enter.
3. A pop-up will appear saying “wrong password”; click “OK”.
4. A Reset Password link will appear below the password box; click it and follow the steps to reset your HP laptop password.

Now, you can unlock your HP laptop using the newly created password. But the thought of creating a password reset disk never occurs to the average laptop user. If you are one of these, follow the steps in method #3 to unlock your HP laptop without a password.

Method #3: Reset HP Laptop to Factory Settings

You can reset your HP laptop to factory settings if none of the above methods are viable options. This will delete all data, including passwords, and restore your laptop to factory settings, and you will be able to log in without a password. 

Follow these steps to restore your HP laptop to factory settings.

1. Turn on your HP laptop and repeatedly press the F11 key while the laptop is booting.
2. A new “Choose an option” screen will open; select the option “Troubleshoot” on this screen.
3. Click “Reset this PC”.
4. Select an option.
   • “Keep My Files” if you want to keep your laptop data. 
   • “Remove Everything” if you don’t want to keep your data and completely reset your laptop.

Congrats! Your laptop has been restored to factory settings, and no password is required to login into it. Now you can create a new password after logging into your HP laptop, but this time remember to keep your password somewhere you can access it in a situation like this. 

Conclusion

Losing your password and getting locked out of your laptop is an unfortunate situation several laptop users face. But luckily, windows and laptop manufacturers are also aware of this condition, so they have left loopholes that you can manipulate to unlock your HP laptop when a user forgets the password. 

You can reset your Mircosoft account password and use the new password to log in to your HP laptop, but this will only work for those users who had set up a Microsoft account while setting up new Windows.

Another approach is to use a password reset disk. But this, too, will only work for users who were mindful of situations like this and had created a password reset disk for their laptop before forgetting its password.

And last but not least, you can reset your HP laptop to its factory settings and delete user data, including passwords, so you can log in to your laptop without providing a password.