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Sometimes the Forgotten Password Wizard will not open from the link in Control Panel/User Accounts/Create a Password Reset Disk or through Windows Search. Sometimes it will open in the background and is visible using Win+Tab. But you cannot bring it to the desktop. If this happens, close it with the X or through Task Manager (it will appear under rundll32). Then open a CMD prompt and type this command:
RunDll32.exe keymgr.dll,PRShowSaveWizardExW
A few important tips about Forgotten Password Wizard:
1) Before you use CMD rundll32 to invoke the Password Wizard, make sure it is not already running in the background, Check using Win+Tab or Task Manager.
2) It only works on Local accounts. It will not work to reset a Microsoft account.
3) It only works to reset the account that created it.
This bug is still present in Windows 11 and has been around since Windows 8. Believe it or not.
RunDll32.exe keymgr.dll,PRShowSaveWizardExW
A few important tips about Forgotten Password Wizard:
1) Before you use CMD rundll32 to invoke the Password Wizard, make sure it is not already running in the background, Check using Win+Tab or Task Manager.
2) It only works on Local accounts. It will not work to reset a Microsoft account.
3) It only works to reset the account that created it.
This bug is still present in Windows 11 and has been around since Windows 8. Believe it or not.