Windows 7: Password Reset Wizard Shortcut - Create

   Information

This will show you how to create a Password Reset Wizard shortcut to use to easily reset the password for your user account if forgotten in Windows 7 and Vista.

   Warning

To be able to use this shortcut to reset your password, you must have first created a password reset disk onto a USB flash drive prior.

You must connect this USB flash drive to your computer before running the Password Reset Wizard shortcut.

OPTION ONE

To Download the "Password Reset Wizard" Shortcut

1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below.

Password_Reset_Wizard.zip

2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

3. Open the .zip file and extract the Password Reset Wizard shortcut to the desktop.

4. Right click on the Password Reset Wizard shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button.
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.

5. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.

6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.

OPTION TWO

To Manually Create the "Password Reset Wizard" Shortcut

1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.

2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click on the Next button. (see screenshot below)

rundll32.exe keymgr.dll,PRShowRestoreWizardExW

3. Type Password Reset Wizard for the name, and click on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.

4. Right click on the new Password Reset Wizard shortcut on the Desktop and click on Properties.

5. Click on the Shortcut tab, then click on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)

6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste in the location below and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll

7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.

8. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)

9. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.