Password Reset Windows 10 local user account When you forget your password of a local account on windows 10 then you can just do the following procedure. download a Linux live CD/DVD (for example: knoppix live DVD) and burn it on DVD or make a bootable USB disk. change your Bios settings so you can boot from CD or USB. For Lenovo press F1 when you see the lenovo logo. once in the BIOS go to exit and disable "OS optimized Defaults" again on the exit option choose "Load optimal Defaults" Go to "Startup" and change the primary boot Sequence. [...]