Windows password retriever.

[Milo Willamson]

1) I have it saved, but I have to put it in my offline notebook because I am like that.
2) my password notebook went away somehow with the entire folder, and checked everywhere even underneath another user
and it is not there, I have now about ninety percent back with the emails and other things.
3) is there a simple way how to see my windows password without downloading any third party app or program?

thank you.

I have windows ten and it logs me automatic, but it went to the lock screen and really shut down my pc like a spell ago, and I did not type up any windows comand.

 

[rootabaga]

To my knowledge the Windows login PW isn't stored anywhere you can cleanly access it (meaning see it unencrypted). There is a recovery tool (USB drive) you can use, but it has to be set up *before* you need it. If you are in the laptop already (which you make it sound as though you are) then you could just create another user account with admin privileges and then use that one to change the password of your old account.
If that's not the case and you've bricked it, there's a way to get your data from it, but that requires pulling the drive.

Also: a recommendation for *everyone* to create a recovery stick and also use an online password system like LastPass (I only have a free account but it securely stores what I need, if the HD fails or I'm building a new system I have only to web into the portal and all my passwords are there, of course I have to manually update it because it's the free version. You could also put your windows password in there, so long as you can access it from another device). Then, in a coded manner, separately write down your windows login password (and the one for the password system) and keep them someplace no one will easily stumble upon them). And remember to update them when you change them.
Good luck.

 

[Milo Willamson]

To my knowledge the Windows login PW isn't stored anywhere you can cleanly access it (meaning see it unencrypted). There is a recovery tool (USB drive) you can use, but it has to be set up *before* you need it. If you are in the laptop already (which you make it sound as though you are) then you could just create another user account with admin privileges and then use that one to change the password of your old account.
If that's not the case and you've bricked it, there's a way to get your data from it, but that requires pulling the drive.

Also: a recommendation for *everyone* to create a recovery stick and also use an online password system like LastPass (I only have a free account but it securely stores what I need, if the HD fails or I'm building a new system I have only to web into the portal and all my passwords are there, of course I have to manually update it because it's the free version. You could also put your windows password in there, so long as you can access it from another device). Then, in a coded manner, separately write down your windows login password (and the one for the password system) and keep them someplace no one will easily stumble upon them). And remember to update them when you change them.
Good luck.

Thanks Rootabaga.