There are various options to reset the HP laptop to the factory default settings, including recovery discs or using HP Recovery Manager. To restore the factory settings, you may be asked to enter an administrative password. Here we provided 2 options, where you can use the recovery process without using a password.

1. How To Factory Reset HP
Laptop without Password
You can first remove the admin password so that you can
sign in to Windows 10 without a password and then
perform HP laptop factory reset.

2. Option 1: Factory reset HP laptop after removing password
• Step 1: Remove Windows 10 login password on HP Laptop
• Step 2: Perform a Microsoft Reset to Reset HP laptop
Option 2: Factory reset HP laptop with Recovery Manager
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3. Remove Windows 10 login
password on HP Laptop
You can first remove the admin password so that you
can sign in to Windows 10 without a password and
then perform HP laptop factory reset.

4. Step 1: Remove Windows 10 password
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Since you cannot access your HP laptop, you will need to download the Windows Password Refixer
software on another accessible computer on which you will create a password reset disk using
USB flash drive.
1. Download: https://www.isumsoft.com/windows-password-refixer/

5. 2. Create a password reset USB flash drive
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Insert a USB flash drive into the accessible computer and click on “Begin Burning” to start creating a password
reset disk. After done, you just need to remove your USB flash drive.
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6. 3. Set your locked HP PC boot from your USB drive
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Insert the USB flash drive into the locked HP laptop on any USB port on your PC.

7. Restart your PC. Press ESC key immediately and repeatedly, then press F9, select
USB Hard Drive (UEFI) then it will boot your HP laptop from the USB flash drive.

8. 4. Remove the forgotten HP laptop login password
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After the computer boots, choose the Windows system of your HP laptop. Select the user account which you
need to reset the password for, and then click the Reset Password button.
• If it is a local account, this tool will
set the password to blank. You just
need to click Yes and your password
will be removed in no time.

9. 5. Click “Reboot Computer” before removing the bootable disk.
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After the HP laptop restarts, you can log in with the new password and use your computer without any data loss.

10. Step 2: Perform a Windows 10 system reset in HP laptop
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When you access to the Windows, back up your important data to an external hard drive or USB flash drive.
• In the search box, type Reset this PC, press Enter to open it.
• On the Recovery windows, and click Get started under Reset this PC.

11. Windows prompts you to select an option for your personal files.
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Choose an option for your personal files. If you want to keep your personal files: Select Keep my files,
and then click Reset. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

12. Factory reset HP laptop without
login via HP Recovery Manager
Password won’t be required if you perform HP laptop factory
reset without logging in to Windows 10 by HP Recovery
Manager.

13. How to factory reset HP laptop via HP Recovery Manager
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1. Power off your HP laptop.
2. Besides connect to the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power cord, disconnect all
the other devices and cables such as personal media drives and USB drivers. Remove
media from internal drives, and remove any recently added internal hardware.
3. Power on your laptop, press F11 keys repeatedly until you see the Choose an
option screen.
4. Then select "Troubleshoot".
5. Select "Recovery Manager"

14. 6. When the Recovery Manager program opens, click on "System Recovery".
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7. Here are two options for you to choose: Back up your files first, or Recover without
backing up your files. Choose one option and click on Next.

15. If you choose to back up your files, it is highly recommended to back up to an external
device. following the on-screen instructions.
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8. When the backup is finished,
remove the backup device, and
then click on Next to prepare the
recovery.
9. Click on Continue to start the
recovery process.
10. When your HP laptop factory
reset is completed, click on Finish to
restart your laptop.

17. That’s it
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