Removing password from a user account in Windows 7

On the Windows logon screen, a user has to enter a username and password. If you are an administrator and a user has forgotten his/her account's password, you may want to remove his/her password to let that user logon again. This article tells you how to remove password from a user account in Windows 7.

Removing your own password

1. Open Control Panel by clicking on Start Menu and then clicking on Control Panel.
2. Click on the category User Accounts and Family Safety. Then click on User accounts as shown.
   
3. In the next window, click on Remove the password to remove the password from the account.
   
4. In the next window, click on Remove Password and the password will be removed.
   

Removing other users' password

1. Open Control Panel by clicking on Start Menu and then clicking on Control Panel.
2. Click on the category User Accounts and Family Safety. Then click on User accounts as shown.
   
3. In the next window, click on Manage another account. You would see a list of all accounts. Select an account by clicking on it.
   
4. In the next window, click on Remove the password to remove the password from the selected account.
   
5. In the next window, click on Remove Password and the password will be removed.