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Discus and support How can I reset the admin password of a computer, if I can use the hard drive as external... in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So, I have a computer from which I lost the password, but I can take the hard drive of to plug it into another computer. I can edit any files on the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/cube2kids, Sep 27, 2020.

  1. /U/CUBE2KIDS
    /u/cube2kids Win User

    How can I reset the admin password of a computer, if I can use the hard drive as external...


    So, I have a computer from which I lost the password, but I can take the hard drive of to plug it into another computer. I can edit any files on the system that way. Can I reset the admin password that way ? Thanks

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    /u/cube2kids, Sep 27, 2020
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  2. NAMSLAS90
    Namslas90 Win User

    admin password?

    You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

    *Toast :toast:
     
    Namslas90, Sep 27, 2020
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  3. XBRUCE88X
    xBruce88x Win User
    hard drive/bios password reset

    My friend put a password in the bios for the hard drive and for the "admin" in the bios. its a dell latitude e5500. i tried pulling the battery and cmos battery out to reset but that didn't help. any ideas?
     
    xBruce88x, Sep 27, 2020
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  4. THEUNINVITED
    TheUninvited Win User

    How can I reset the admin password of a computer, if I can use the hard drive as external...

    How to lock my external hard drive with password?

    So i want when i connect my external hard drive in an other person computer to require a password if yes how?
     
    TheUninvited, Sep 27, 2020
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