{"id":354,"date":"2014-06-15T06:38:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T06:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hovatek.com\/?p=354"},"modified":"2022-08-15T22:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:19:25","slug":"how-to-fix-windows-saying-password-is-incorrect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-windows-saying-password-is-incorrect\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Windows saying password is incorrect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/m\/images\/input-incorrect-password.jpg\" alt=\"How to fix Windows saying password is incorrect\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re talking common Windows issues and one quite frustrating one is Windows telling you that the password you entered is incorrect even though you\u2019re very certain it is; thereby, locking you out of your own PC. In this tutorial, we\u2019re going to take a close look at factors that could result in this error, how to resolve it and how to prevent it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"important\"> What could cause Windows to say my password is incorrect even though I\u2019m very certain its correct?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driver \/ Windows Update: In some cases, this issue has been reported to occur shortly after some driver \/ Windows updates<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Hibernating \/ Sleeping PC for too long: If you\u2019re the type that hibernates \/ sleeps your PC instead of shutting down then your PC is prone to errors like this, even worse (See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-a-slow-hanging-or-crashing-pc\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-a-slow-hanging-or-crashing-pc\/<\/a>\u00a0)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Sticky Keys: Its possible one of they keys is registering more than once or not registering at all<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Caps lock ON: Double-check to be sure Caps lock wasn\u2019t accidentally turned ON<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Changed Keyboard layout: A changed keyboard layout is a common contributing factor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"important\">How do I solve the problem of Windows saying my password is incorrect?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a Password Recovery Tool: Use tools like \u00a0Sata Hirens, Windows Password Rescuer etc at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-9589.html\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-9589.html<\/a> to reset the password from outside Windows<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Do a system restore: A System Restore could help revert any erroneous setting that might have resulted in this error (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-do-a-system-restore-on-a-pc\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-do-a-system-restore-on-a-pc\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Use the Password Reset Disk: If you\u2019d created one before this issue began then you have a very good chance at regaining access to your PC (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-password-reset-disk-in-windows\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-password-reset-disk-in-windows\/<\/a>\u00a0)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Re-install your version of Windows: If all other options don\u2019t help then you might have to re-install your version of Windows and get your files back from the Windows.old folder (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-install-windows-7-with-and-without-the-operating-system-cd-dvd\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-install-windows-7-with-and-without-the-operating-system-cd-dvd\/<\/a>\u00a0)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"important\">Can booting into Safe Mode resolve this issue?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In most cases, No. Your best bet is an outside windows approach if you don\u2019t have a Password Reset Disk<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"important\">How can I prevent future occurrence?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a Password Reset Disk (see steps above\u00a0)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Create regular restore points (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-do-a-system-restore-on-a-pc\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-do-a-system-restore-on-a-pc\/<\/a>\u00a0)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Ensure to shutdown the PC from time to time instead of hibernating \/ sleeping it for too long<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hovatek\u2026.just a button away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re talking common Windows issues and one quite frustrating one is Windows telling you that the password you entered is incorrect even though you\u2019re very certain it is; thereby, locking you out of your own PC. 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