How Do You Reset a Locked Windows 8 Laptop?
Contents from the Windows 8 Login Screen, Click on the Power Icon on the Lower Right Corner, Then Hold Down the Shift Key While You Click the Restart Option...
From the Windows 8 login screen, click on the power icon on the lower right corner, then hold down the Shift key while you click the Restart option. Then, Windows 8 will reboot and ask you to select an option. Choose Troubleshoot. On the Troubleshoot screen, select Reset your PC.
How do you factory reset a locked Windows 8 laptop?
Hold down the SHIFT key and click on the Power icon visible on the bottom right of Windows 8 login screen, then click Restart option. In a moment you’ll see the recovery screen. click on the Troubleshoot option. Now click on the Reset your PC option.
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How do you get into your laptop if you forgot the password Windows 8?
Go to and follow the on-screen prompts. You can reset a forgotten Windows 8 password online like this only if you’re using a Microsoft account. If you’re using a local account, your password is not stored with Microsoft online and so can’t be reset by them.