Surface Pro is one of the best products from Microsoft. Many people tend to use it to replace their desktop or laptop for daily usage. So it is a common practice to add a signin password on Surface to block illegal access. But what is to do when you just forgot the login password? No worries. In this tutorial, I will show you 3 different ways to reset Windows password.
Supported Device: Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Surface Pro 3, Surface 3, Surface Pro 2, Surface Pro.
Since the release of Windows 8, Microsoft provides a default login option with its account service for all products including Surface tablet, such as hotmail, live mail etc. So if you had previously signed in with it, then you can use the account credentials for login. However, if you can't remember the account password, then you still can easily reset the password and use the new password for login.
Note: You need to know the account email and Surface Pro should be connected to internet.
Steps on How to Reset Microsoft Account Password:
Factory reset will send the device into default settings. All settings and data will be completely removed after reset. Though it can be done in a minute, you should be very careful about this option. At least check whether you backed up for the tablet or not.
Steps on How to Factory Reset Surface Pro:
The third way to reset the password is by using password recovery tools. My favorite app for this is UUkeys Windows Password Recovery. It is one of the best password recovery software I ever came across. This software can recover forgotten windows administrator and user password from all Windows products, including desktop, laptop and Surface tablet.
Things that You Need to Prepare:
You need to download the software from the below link. Once you have downloaded the .exe file, install it on a computer. If you are using Windows 7 or Windows 8, then it is better to run the program as administrator. Just right click the installation program and select run as administrator.
Now you need to create a password recovery disk USB flash drive. It is always better to use a USB flash drive because CD/DVD is not available in Surface tablet. Now insert a USB into the computer. It would be better if the USB drive is a branded new. For an old one, you need to format it before using in here.
From the start windows of UUkeys Windows Password Recovery, select the drive name. Click "Burn USB " to start making a password reset disk. Once the burning is finished, eject the disk and connect it to the Surface Pro.
Shut download the Surface tablet. Once, it turned off, keep pressing the volume-up button. Press and release the power button. Once you find the surface Logo is appearing on the screen, release the volume-up key. Now you should see UEFI settings.
Select Configure Alternative System Boot Order and select USB -> SSD on Surface Pro or Network -> USB -> SSD on Surface. Exist setup and select Yes to save the configurations. Then restart Surface and select Secure Boot Control. Choose Disable, exist setup and save the settings. Finally, restart your Surface and now it will be booted from USB drive.
After completing the booting procedure from USB drive, the software will automatically start up and display a user friendly window. Now you have to select a specific windows system that you want to recover its password for. You can see all the windows system available in a combo box.
Now select the target user from the user list. Finally click "Reset Password" in order to reset the user password. After resetting the password successfully, the password will be removed and shown blank . Click "Reboot" and eject your password recovery disk. Now you can easily log in without putting any password.
This software is 100% safe to use because it helps you to remove the user password for your Surface Pro or Surface 3 tablet without losing a single data or information. It actually saves a significant amount of times because you can reset the password with only 3 steps. Windows password resetting procedure has never been so much simple without using a software like Windows Password Recovery.
