How to Use PassFab 4WinKey

Here is a detailed user guide to use PassFab 4WinKey Ultimate. You'll find full solutions to remove, reset Windows local admin or guest password, domain password, reset Microsoft password, remove Windows account, create new Windows account with CD, DVD or USB flash drive within minutes.

Part 1: Create Windows Password Reset Disk

• Download, install and launch PassFab 4WinKey from another accessible PC or Mac, not your locked computer. You will see its main interface.

  

• Click "Start password reset" to download the iso file required to make the bootable disk.

  

• Select a boot media (USB Flash Drive or CD/DVD). Click "Start burning" and go ahead.

  

• Notice: your USB/CD/DVD will be formatted and all data will be lost in it. Click "Next" and continue.

  

• 4WinKey will start to burn a bootable disk on your USB/CD/DVD. Please wait for a few seconds.

  

After a while, your CD, DVD or USB flash drive will be burned successfully.

Now you can follow the brief user guide on the software screen and use this CD, DVD or USB flash drive to unlock your locked computer.

Part 2: Boot Windows System from CD/DVD/USB

• Insert the bootable USB, CD or DVD to the password locked Windows laptop or desktop.

• Restart the computer and press "F12" or "ESC" on the keyboard to enter Boot menu.

  Tips:

  The key to enter Boot menu might be different on different motherboards.

  The common keys to enter Boot menu are F12 or ESC on popular computer brands.

  Boot Key	Desktop	Laptop	Motherboard Brand
  F12	HP, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, Hasee, Haier, THTF, Founder	Samsung, IBM, Fujitsu, GIGABYTE, Gateway, Toshiba, ThinkPad, Lenovo, Acer, Dell, Hasee, Haier, Founder, THTF, MSI, BenQ, eMachines、Gateway	Foxconn、GIGABYTE、Gamen、Topstar、SONY、Haier、THTF、TOSHIBA、SAMSUNG、Fujitsu、IBM、ThinkPad、Lenovo、Acer、HP、Dell、Hasee、Founder、Great Wall
  ESC	Dell	ASUS, Sony	Spark、Colorful、Foxconn、SOYO、UNIKA、ECS、MAXSUN、SONY、SAMSUNG、Great Wall
  F9		HP、BenQ	BIOSTAR、HP
  F8	ASUS, BenQ		ASUS、Yeston
  F10		HP、Compaq	ASL
  F11		MSI	Colorful、MSI、SOYO、ASRock、ONDA、ECS、Gamen、Topstar、Yeston
  Long press option		Apple

• When you enter the Boot menu successfully, using the arrow keys to find out your inserted disk name. Then press "F10" to save and exit.

  

  Tips:

  If your computer is running UEFI, please select "UEFI: [USB/CD/DVD Name]" as the first boot option.

  

  For more detailed settings in BIOS or UEFI, please check out these pages:

  • BIOS/UEFI Settings: How to Boot Your Computer from USB/CD/DVD
  • How to Set Computer Boot from USB/CD/DVD

Part 3. Reset/Remove/Delete/Create Windows Account Login Password

After exiting BIOS settings, your computer will restart again.

PassFab 4WinKey offers the following features on Ultimate Version.

• Remove Account Password: Remove Windows administrator or guest, local or domain password.
• Reset Account Password: Reset Windows local admin password, guest password or domain password, reset Microsoft password.
• Delete Windows Account: Delete Windows account except local built-in account and Microsoft account.
• Create A New Account: Create a Windows administrator or domain account.

Just follow the steps to perform Reset/Remove/Delete/Create Windows password.

• Choose the Windows system.

  

• Remove/Reset/Delete/Create Password.

  • Remove Password: Select the account that you would like to remove the password and then click "Next" button to proceed.
  • Reset Password: Select a local guest account/administrator account/Microsoft account, then enter a new password in the text box, and click "Next" button to proceed.
  • Delete Account: Select a use account that you want to delete and click "Next". Once the selected Windows account has been removed successfully. Click "Reboot" to restart.

  Tips:

  If fails to remove/reset password, you can press the Shift key continuously 5 times at Windows login interface to call out the Passfab 4Winkey and remove/reset again.

  
  • File Management: Select file management to manage files on the disks. You can choose to copy files to your USB/CD/DVD, or delete files via file management.
  • Create a New Account: choose Create A New Account and click "Create" button. Now, enter the new account user name and password. When it done, click "Reboot" to restart your computer.

Part 4. Unlock&Close BitLocker when Forgot Recovery Key

BitLocker is a built-in encryption feature in Windows that acts like a vault for your data. It scrambles the information on your hard drive, making it unreadable without a decryption key.

The BitLocker recovery key is like the combination to your vault. It's a unique 48-digit code that allows you to decrypt your drive and access your data.

Uh-Oh, I Forgot the Key! Losing your BitLocker recovery key can be a major panic moment. But no worry, Let's see how to unlock BitLocker without password and recovery key.

Still, you need to create bootable disk and boot Windows from the disk refer to previous Part 1 and 2.

Part 5: Bypass Windows Password (disposable)

If you want to unlock Windows password just for one time and do not remove the original password, you can use this feature.