
Click on Next on the following menus until your Dell laptop goes ahead and completes a factory reset.ġ. Step 2: When your Dell laptop boots up into Advanced option, select Troubleshoot option. Press and hold the Shift key while clicking Restart. Step 1: On the Sign-in screen, click on the Power button. Here we suppose that you don't have administrator password and are unable to log into to Windows, and explain how you can reset Dell laptop to factory settings in such a case. You can factory reset a Windows 8 computer/laptop within system or without logging into system. Resetting Windows 10 Dell laptop without administrator password Restart is required when system restore is completed successfully. Select the right factory image, and then click on Next to start to reset system to factory settings. Choose Restore My Computer and click on Next.ħ. Choose Other system backup and more options, and click on Next.Ħ. When you access to System Repair option, choose Dell DataSafe Reduction and Emergency Backup.ĥ. As the password has been removed, just leave the password blank. Select your Keyboard input method, and click on Next.ģ. Once Dell logo appears, instantly and continuously press F8 until you enter Advanced Boot Options. Step 2: Reset Dell laptop to factory settings without administrator passwordġ. Once laptop boots up, you can reset password to blank. Start/Restart it and set laptop to boot from USB drive.ģ. Connect the boot disk into your Dell laptop.

Launch this software and burn it into a USB drive to create a boot USB for Windows password reset.Ģ. On another PC, download and install Windows Password Refixer. Resetting Windows 7/Vista Dell laptop without admin password Step 1: Remove administrator password before factory resetġ. Plug your laptop into the AC adapter, just to make sure it doesn't run out of battery while going through the reset process. So make sure you have backed up all of your important personal files. Tips: A factory reset will return a Dell laptop to its original state when you bought it.
