To reset a password while logged into Windows 10, you must have administrative permission and required to be a user in the Administrators group. To confirm the account you’re logged in with is a member of the Administrators group, do the following:
Press Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.In the Run dialog box, type cmd and then press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to open Command Prompt in admin mode.In the command prompt window, type whoami and hit Enter to get the logged-on user.Now, type net user followed by your logged-in user account.
From the output, you can see on the lead-in image above, that the obinna local account is part of the Administrators group. Now you can proceed to reset the password for the logged-in account.
Change Local Account password via Command Prompt
To reset local account password via Command Prompt in Windows 10, do the following:
Open CMD prompt in elevated mode.In the window, type the command below and hit Enter. Substitute the
Once the command executes, you can now login to your Windows 10 device with the local account with the new password!
Reset Local Account password via PowerShell
To reset local account password via PowerShell on Windows 10, do the following:
Press Windows key + X to open the Power User Menu.Tap A on the keyboard to launch PowerShell in admin mode.In the PowerShell console, type in the command below and hit Enter. Substitute the
Once the command executes, you can now login to your Windows 10 device with the local account with the new password! That’s it!
