HP 15 Laptop Forgot Password - Here’s the Easy Fix

“I forgot my password to my HP 15 laptop when I was trying to get into it. I don’t have a password reset flash drive or CD. How can I recover or reset Windows password on HP 15 laptop?”
- Microsoft Community

HP 15 series was very popular when released due to the high quality and rather reasonable price. Many people have already set a password on their HP laptop after purchasing in order to protect the privacy or important data from spying. But sometimes you may forget the password on HP 15 PC if you haven’t used it for a period of time. Normally you can try the password on your mobiles, your birthday, address or other personal information. If that failed, you may need professional help to reset and recover password on HP laptop Windows 10/8.1/8/7.

• Part 1: Common Ways to Reset HP 15 Laptop Password
• Part 2: Crack Lost Password on HP 15 with Windows Password Key

Part 1: Common Ways to Reset HP 15 Laptop Password

Method 1: Change HP Laptop Password Online

If you are using a Microsoft account to login, you can get into your laptop by resetting the password online. You can change your password on any device connect to the Internet.

Method 2: Reset Password with HP Password Reset Disk

If you have created a password recovery disk, you can easily reset password. When you entered a wrong login passcode, you’ll see a notice. Click “OK” and then “Reset Password”. Insert the flash drive and then follow the default instructions to finish the process.

Method 3: Reinstall Windows System to Access Computer without Password

If you don’t have a previous reset disk or the online password method won’t work, reinstall the Windows system will be your final choice. Remember to back up your laptop before restoring as it will erase all the files.

To do a system restore, just click “Settings” from the Start menu; choose “Update & security". Now click “Recovery” and you’ll see the “Reset this PC” option, click “Get started” below the option and follow the Windows system instructions to finish the resetting process.

Part 2: Crack Lost Password on HP 15 with Windows Password Key

If the methods mentioned above failed to help you out, you can try the professional Windows password recovery tool - Windows Password Key. This software is designed to crack the lost admin and user password on HP 15 Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP within minutes. Free download this software and follow the steps below.

• Run Windows Password Key on a workable computer. Insert a CD/DVD or USB flash drive and click "Burn" to burn a password reset disk. Then click OK and eject CD after burning successfully completes.



• Insert newly created CD/DVD into your password-protected computer and reboot your PC from CD/DVD/USB disk.



• After it fully loads, type a new password and click “Reset” to finish the process.

Done! With the methods introduced in this article, you must have a clear picture about how to reset password on HP 15 notebook. If you have the same problem in other brands of laptop, the password resetting is similar.  

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