How to Reset Forgotten Windows 10/11 Password, PIN & Picture Lock Without Data Loss

Agar aap apne Windows 10 ya Windows 11 computer ka Text Password, Windows Hello PIN, ya Picture Password bhool gaye hain, toh system ko format karne ya data lose karne ki bilkul zaroorat nahi hai. Is detailed guide me hum har tarah ke Windows lock ko bina data loss ke reset aur bypass karne ke practical tareeqe dekhenge.

Figure 1: Complete Overview of Windows Password Recovery Process

Quick Lock-Type Selector Table

Lock Type / Scenario	Best Recovery Method	Requirements	Data Loss Risk
Microsoft Account (Email)	Official Web Portal Reset	Mobile Phone / Secondary PC + Internet	0% (Zero)
Local Account (Text Password)	WinRE Command Prompt (Utilman)	Shift + Restart (Advanced Options)	0% (Zero)
Windows Hello PIN Stuck	NGC Folder Reset via Bootable USB	Windows Installation Media (Shift+F10)	0% (Zero)
Picture Password Locked	Registry Credential Provider Override	Command Prompt (Offline Registry)	0% (Zero)
WinRE Itself Asking Password	External USB Boot Bypass	Bootable USB Drive (No WinRE password required)	0% (Zero)

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Method 1: Reset Microsoft Account Password Online (Official & Safest)

Agar aap Windows me email account (Outlook, Hotmail, Live, ya Gmail) se login karte the, toh local drive files ko touch karne ki zaroorat nahi hai:

1. Apne smartphone ya kisi doosre computer par account.live.com/password/reset open karein.
2. Apna registered Email ID ya Phone Number enter karein.
3. Security code (OTP) verify karein aur naya strong password set karein.
4. Locked PC ko internet (Wi-Fi/LAN) se connect karein aur naye password se login karein.

Figure 2: Microsoft Account online password reset interface

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Method 2: Local Account Password Reset via Command Prompt (Utilman Bypass)

Offline Local Account ke liye built-in Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) ka upyog karke login screen par command prompt enable kiya ja sakta hai:

Step 1: Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) Open Karein

Login screen par power button par click karein. Keyboard par Shift key ko daba kar rakhein aur Restart par click karein.

Blue screen par yeh path follow karein: Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Command Prompt.

Figure 3: Accessing Command Prompt from WinRE

Step 2: Accessibility Shortcut Replace Karein

Command Prompt me yeh commands enter karein (Windows installation drive letter locate karein):

d:
cd windows\system32
ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak
copy cmd.exe utilman.exe

(Note: Agar drive 'd:' par folder na mile, toh c: type karke check karein.) Command Prompt close karke PC ko normal restart karein.

Step 3: User Accounts GUI se Password Reset Karein

PC restart hone ke baad login screen par bottom-right corner me Ease of Access (Accessibility) icon par click karein. Administrator Command Prompt khul jayega.

CMD window me type karein:

control userpasswords2

Figure 4: Resetting password using User Accounts control panel

1. Khuli hui window me Users for this computer list se apna Username select karein.
2. Neeche Reset Password button par click karein.
3. Naya password enter karein (ya blank chhod dein) aur OK press karein.
4. Window close karein aur naye password se login karein.

Step 4: Original Security Restore Karna (Important)

Login successful hone ke baad system security restore karna compulsory hai:

d:
cd windows\system32
del utilman.exe
ren utilman.exe.bak utilman.exe

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Method 3: Agar WinRE Command Prompt Khud Password Maang Raha Ho

Problem: WinRE me "Choose an account and enter password" ka popup

Jab system me Microsoft Account ya Windows Hello active hota hai, toh Windows ka internal recovery mode CMD kholne ke liye bhi password demand karta hai. Is situation me internal recovery kaam nahi karegi.

Bypass Solution (External Bootable USB):

1. Kisi doosre PC se official Media Creation Tool se ek **Windows 10/11 Bootable USB** banayein.
2. Apne locked laptop me USB lagakar boot karein (Boot keys: HP me F9, Dell/Lenovo me F12, Asus me Esc).
3. Pehli screen (Language selection) aane par keyboard par Shift + F10 (ya Shift + Fn + F10) press karein.
4. Result: Bina kisi account ya password prompt ke seedha Administrator Command Prompt open ho jayega.
5. Ab aap Method 2 ke Step 2 commands run karke password reset kar sakte hain.

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Method 4: Windows Hello PIN Reset (NGC Folder Reset)

Agar laptop par PIN error aa raha hai ya PIN bhool gaye hain, toh system ke encrypted PIN cache ko clear kiya ja sakta hai:

1. Bootable USB se boot karke Shift + F10 se CMD kholein.
2. Windows drive par switch karein aur NGC folder ke path par jayein:

c:
cd Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft
ren Ngc Ngc.old

(Note: Agar "Access is denied" aaye, toh ownership command run karein: takeown /f Ngc /r /d y aur icacls Ngc /grant administrators:F /t fir rename karein).

3. CMD close karke PC normal restart karein.
4. Login screen aate hi PIN disable ho jayega aur standard password se login open ho jayega.

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Method 5: Picture Password ko Disable & Bypass Karna

Picture Password local password ke upar ek visual gesture layer hoti hai. Agar picture screen se sign-in option gayab ho jaye, toh registry policy se ise disable kiya ja sakta hai:

Offline Registry se Picture Password Disable Karein:

1. Bootable USB lagakar Shift + F10 se Command Prompt open karein.
2. Windows system registry load karein:

reg load HKLM\OFFLINE_SYS C:\Windows\System32\config\SOFTWARE
reg add "HKLM\OFFLINE_SYS\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Providers\{21FB8D7E-7F32-440B-9707-801BE75F4A96}" /v Disabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg unload HKLM\OFFLINE_SYS

3. PC restart karein. Login screen se Picture Password gayab ho jayega aur direct text password / blank password se system open ho jayega.

Future me Picture Password wapas lagane ke liye:

Agar aapko dobara naya Picture Password lagana ho, toh normal desktop me Admin CMD kholkar yeh command chalayein aur restart karein:

reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Providers\{21FB8D7E-7F32-440B-9707-801BE75F4A96}" /v Disabled /f

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Bonus Fix: "TrustedInstaller Permission Required" Error Solve Karna

Agar normal Windows chalte waqt aap utilman.exe ko restore karte hain aur "TrustedInstaller Permission Required" ka error aaye, toh Windows CMD me permission take-over commands run karein:

cd \windows\system32
takeown /f utilman.exe
icacls utilman.exe /grant administrators:F
del utilman.exe
ren utilman.exe.bak utilman.exe
icacls utilman.exe /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1: Kya in methods se personal data, C Drive ya Desktop files delete hongi?

Jawab: Bilkul nahi. Yeh saare methods sirf Windows ke security token aur credentials ko modify karte hain. Aapke software, photos, aur files 100% safe rehte hain.

Q2: Text Password blank kaise karein agar kuch yaad na ho?

Jawab: Bootable USB ke CMD me type karein: net user "Username" "". Do double quotes daalne se password turant empty/blank ho jata hai.

Q3: BitLocker encrypted drive me CMD kaise chalega?

Jawab: Agar drive par BitLocker on hai, toh CMD kholne par 48-digit BitLocker key maangi jayegi, jo aapke Microsoft account portal (account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey) par mil jati hai.

Related Search Topics & Quick Queries

Agar aap future me kisi doosre computer par is topic ko reference karna chahte hain, toh in search queries se related steps check kar sakte hain:

• How to reset forgotten Windows 10/11 password without losing data
• Windows 11 local account password reset using CMD and WinRE
• Windows Hello PIN reset delete NGC folder step by step
• Disable picture password Windows registry credential provider
• Control userpasswords2 password reset shortcut guide
• TrustedInstaller permission fix utilman exe Windows 11

Important Legal & Technical Disclaimers

• Authorized Use Only: Yeh guide strictly personal technical troubleshooting aur authorized account recovery ke liye hai. Kisi unauthorized computer ya system par iska prayog cyber security laws ke mutabiq illegal hai.
• System Safety: Commands execute karte waqt drive letter (C: / D:) dhyan se check karein taaki system files affect na hon.
• Security Restore Reminder: Password reset complete hone ke baad original utilman.exe ko restore karna zaroori hai taaki system default security state me wapas aa sake.