

The cost for this kit is around $50 / £45 / AU$75. The software can grant you quick access to a wide variety of file types, either through brute force attacks or Passware’s “Instant Recovery” method, as well as general Windows passwords.

The Basic kit works on Microsoft Windows Vista, and Windows 7/8.x/10/11, as well as on Mac. The Basic, Standard, and Standard Plus kits are all intended for home use, although there are Business and even Forensics solutions available, depending on how difficult the job is. It’s only a crime if you hack someone else’s computer without their consent.Passware is a leading password recovery software developer that has a success rate of about 70%, which is quite good, considering the task at hand.


It’s not a crime to hack someone else’s computer if you have their permission. 🙂 It’s not a crime to hack into your own computer. It didn’t erase the password but it did clear out the sign-in issue so the password would work.Ĭongratulations, you’re now a hacker. I had to do this once on a Windows 8 computer awhile ago, I’m not sure if I used the same program or not. If you can sign in, try this CD/DVD/USB anyway. If you can’t sign in, then you’ll have to use the forgotten password option that will appear and jump through Microsoft’s hoops to reset your password. If you’re using a Microsoft account and can’t sign in, go to and see if you can sign in by putting in your eMail and password as required. If you’re not using a local account, your computer needs an Internet connection to verify your account. Make sure you have an Internet connection. If you use a Microsoft account and not a local account and can’t sign in, try this: Then there was one more warning message asking to Save data before reboot. At this point you should have already been backing up your system, but if not, double-click on the Lazesoft File Manager, stick in a flash or external hard drive and use it to backup your files… NOW! We’ll wait… 🙂Ĭlick on the start button and reboot your system by clicking on Reboot Computer. This takes you back to the basic desktop. This takes you back to the program interface, so just click on Finish. Then, if all went well, you should get a reset successful message.
