Usually, people can reset a Microsoft account password for Windows 8 just from the Microsoft official website without using command or any disk/software. To reset forgotten Windows 8 password using Command Prompt, the things you should firstly know are how to open Command Prompt on your Windows 8 computer and what type of user account’s password can be reset by running command line. Command Prompt is a useful tool for running computer command lines which allows you to perform tasks such as changing the current directory, creating and renaming folders, copying, deleting files and folders, launching applications and resetting Windows password on your computer without using the Windows graphical interface.