Windows Login Recovery Professional

Forgetting passwords might not be a big deal when it comes to smaller, unimportant applications or sites, but when you forget the credentials that let you access the operating system, you are definitely in trouble. Luckily, there are a bunch of applications that provide users with a somehow easy way to regain access to their OS. Windows Login Recovery Professional would be one example of such a tool, sporting two recovery methods and straightforward operation.

Right from the start, you'll be prompted to select the type of account you want to reset. If you've only locked yourself out of your local account, go with the first option, but if you are having issues accessing your domain administrator account, the second entry is better.

The application requires a bootable device in order to reset your password. This device can either be a CD/DVD or a USB flash drive. Using a USB device would be the best way to go, as it can be set up faster, and repurposed afterward, while a CD cannot be reused. Still, you are the one choosing the device, so don't hold back from either method, they are both working fine.

Windows Login Recovery Professional is a simple tool with a well-determined purpose, and that is helping you regain control over basically anything you've stored on your machine. As for the necessary devices, these should be no issue for almost anybody, as most of us have USB flash disks stored away in the dark corner of a drawer. The size of the USB, if you choose to go with that, is not of major importance, so even if you have an old one, with at least 256 BM of storage space, it should still be enough.