Boot a Computer from a Windows Password Recovery USB Device

If you have forgotten Windows administrator password, with Lazesoft Recovery My Password, you can create a bootable USB flash recovery drive to reset the password to blank.

Follow these easy procedures to boot from a USB flash drive.

1. Download Lazesoft Recover My Password

2. Install and start Lazesoft Recover My Password Media Builder

   

3. Insert a USB flash drive, select the USB flash drive on the Lazesotft Recover My Password Media Builder bootable media selection page, and then click <Next> to create a bootable USB flash key.

   

4. Shut down your computer and turn it back on with the USB key plugged in.

5. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing the appropriate key.

6. The USB key will be listed under Hard Drives or Removable Devices.

7. Set up the BIOS to boot from the USB key.

8. Save the BIOS setting and restart your computer. Watch for a 'Press any key to boot from external device...' message.

Tips:

1. Recheck the boot order in BIOS. The number one reason that a bootable flash drive or other USB device will not boot is that BIOS is not configured to check the USB port first.

2. Did not find a "USB Device" boot order listing in BIOS? If your computer was manufactured around 2001 or before, it may not have this ability. If your computer is newer, check for some other ways that the USB option might be worded. In some BIOS versions, it is called "Removable Devices" or "External Devices".

3. Change to another USB port. The BIOS on some motherboards only check the first few USB ports. Change to another USB port and restart your computer.