How To Use

When you are locked out of a Windows computer, a Windows password recovery tool will help you reset or remove the password. To get started, you need to install Windows Password Recovery software to another Windows or Mac computer that you can access to and create a boot disk. Here you can download a demo version of our Windows Password Recovery Tool.

How to Set Windows PC to Boot from the CD/DVD-ROM

This tutorial will guide how to boot a Windows PC from CD/DVD-ROM.

Notes: If you do not create a boot disk, download and install Windows Password Recovery Tool to create a bootable disc first.
Step 1.Download the ISO file required to make a bootable disk, and then insert USB/CD/DVD disk to burn a Windows bootable disk.
Step 2.Restart your computer and press "F12" or "ESC" to enter Boot Menu interface. The key to enter Boot Menu depends on the motherboard. Here I gather the common keys to enter Boot Menu for popular motherboards.

Laptops

F12 SAMSUNG, IBM, Fujitsu, GIGABYTE, Gateway, Emachines, ThinkPad, Lenovo, Acer, Dell, Hasee, TOSHIBA, Haier, Founder, THTF, MSI, BenQ, eMachines, Gateway
Acer F12
ECS ASUS, SONY
F9 HP, BenQ
F10 HP, Compaq
F11 MSI
Long press option Apple

Desktop

F12 Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, HP, Hasee, Haier, THTF, Founder
ESC Dell
Acer F12
F8 ASUS, BenQ

Mainboard Brand

F12 Foxconn, GIGABYTE, Gamen, Topstar, SONY, Haier, THTF, TOSHIBA, SAMSUNG, Fujitsu, IBM, ThinkPad, Lenovo, HP, Acer, Dell, Hasee, Founder, Great Wall
ESC Spark, Colorful, Foxconn, SOYO, UNIKA, ECS, MAXSUN, SONY, SAMSUNG, Great Wall
F9 BIOSTAR, HP
F8 ASUS, Yeston
F10 ASL
F11 Colorful, MSI, SOYO, ASRock, ONDA, ECS, Gamen, Topstar, Yeston

Others

For other manufacturers, common keys to enter Boot Menu are "F12" or "ESC".

Step 3.When you successfully enter the Boot Menu, you should see a menu pop up with a list of boot choices on it, including the CD or DVD disc that you have inserted. If your PC uses UEFI BIOS, please select "UEFI: [CD/DVD drive name]" as the boot option. Using arrow keys to highlight your CD or DVD and press Enter to select boot device.
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Step 4.Your Windows will load into the main interface of Windows Password Recovery Tool. Now you can select the Windows installation that you would like to operate and then click "Next" button.
select system

Video Tutorial of Boot A Windows PC from CD/DVD Drive