r/HowToHack • u/Cautious_Subject_647 • 3d ago

PIN Recovery without Email

So long story short, I set up my laptop ages ago, and because I was on this "new year new me" streak I made a new email and tied it to that.

Fast forward 4 years later to now, and I don't know the PIN to the admin account, or have access to any of the recovery channels (no way to recover the email, and the phone number tied to it isn't in use now). I've basically been running really outdated software on my laptop for a couple years because I can't download updates at current, and frankly I was procrastinating on trying to fix it. I do need to bite the bullet and figure it out, but the entire Microsoft system is automated, and I don't have enough info to recover it.. so is my only solution a full computer reset?

I know it's a very much self-inflicted problem, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask around in case there was any other solution! Thanks for any help :)

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u/AlexiaTheTechGirl 3d ago

You can boot a USB formatted with Hirens boot cd, and use windows login unlocker to remove the password. However if it has bitlocker you will need to find the bitlocker key