{"id":45847,"date":"2013-10-01T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T13:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=45847"},"modified":"2013-10-01T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T13:48:20","slug":"forgot-your-windows-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/forgot-your-windows-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgot Your Windows Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h4>Forgot Your Windows Password<\/h4>\n<p>By Windows Guides<\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">Lost or forgot you Windows password? How you can still access your data.&#8211; PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve lost your Windows password, you don\u2019t have to lose access to your files or account; you have three options to get your data back:<\/p>\n<p>Access your files without your password<br \/>\nReset your Windows account password<br \/>\nCrack your Windows account password to access encrypted files<\/p>\n<p>If you just need to get to your files and they are not encrypted, <a href=\"http:\/\/mintywhite.com\/?p=10295\" target=\"_blank\">access your files without a password<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you need to get back in to your account and do not have encrypted files, <a href=\"http:\/\/mintywhite.com\/windows-7\/7security\/windows-7-administrator-password\/\" target=\"_blank\">reset your Windows password<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mintywhite.com\/windows-7\/7security\/access-account-files-windows-password\/\" target=\"_blank\">Article continued here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This excerpt appears with the permission of Windows Guides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/winpass2.jpg\" alt=\"winpass\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-45851\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lost or forgot you Windows password? 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