# I Forgot Password on Microsoft Word Document

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**Created:** [June 4, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/i-forgot-password-on-microsoft-word-document/187776 "2021-06-04T14:10:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Orri\_Menzies](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/orri_menzies/32/44268_2.png) [@Orri\_Menzies](https://onehack.st/u/Orri_Menzies)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/i-forgot-password-on-microsoft-word-document/187776/1 "2021-06-04T14:10:39Z")

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Hello ALL,

I need help as I forgot a password on the Microsoft Word Document, any idea on how I can recover it?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Vader](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/darth_vader/32/97002_2.png) [@Darth\_Vader](https://onehack.st/u/Darth_Vader)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/i-forgot-password-on-microsoft-word-document/187776/2 "2021-06-04T14:24:55Z")

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> [@Orri\_Menzies](#):
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> forgot a password on the Microsoft Word Document

Test if this works for you → [How to Bypass a Microsoft Word Document Password](https://smallbusiness.chron.com/bypass-microsoft-word-document-password-77236.html)

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**Author:** ![Dev175](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/dev175/32/98044_2.png) [@Dev175](https://onehack.st/u/Dev175)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/i-forgot-password-on-microsoft-word-document/187776/3 "2021-06-04T15:57:37Z")

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There are some methods, but according to the MS office you cannot recovery the forgotten or lost passwords from MS word. They does not offer any service to retrieve passwords. You can read here - refer to the given link

> **[You cannot recover a document that is protected with a password if the...](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/you-cannot-recover-a-document-that-is-protected-with-a-password-if-the-password-is-lost-in-word-65a1f34b-fa3f-665a-4913-7ecbb8e01f5f)**
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> Explains that you cannot recover a document that is protected with a password if you lose or forget the password for the document. Microsoft does not offer a service to retrieve documents that passwords have been added to.

Here is the blog I search when I want to recover my lost word file password. But nothing works my friend. I have tried all the free methods. Here is the link if you want to check—

> **[I password-protected a Word Doc. a while ago and I forgot my password. Is there](https://community.spiceworks.com/t/i-password-protected-a-word-doc-a-while-ago-and-i-forgot-my-password-is-there/410038)**
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> Hi All, I have password-protected a Word Doc, a while ago and I forgot my password. Is there any way or software that can recover it?

But what I found after so many tries, that if you have entered weak level password like for example-1234, then the free word recovery passwords software or free cloud Password Recovery can recover your passwords. I have tried it, its work well. you can also try, if you want to. But if you have entered strong password (for ex-@@12Lmrtasf) then it is hard to retrieve You have to buy there premium pack to retrive the password.  
Here is the website I tried and it worked well with weak passwords.

[https://www.lostmypass.com/](https://www.lostmypass.com/)

In future look for Giveaway Tools for recovery word passwords post from @Aina. That’s the only way otherwise you have to buy it.

I hope this helps you!!

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**Author:** ![Blaken](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/blaken/32/88599_2.png) [@Blaken](https://onehack.st/u/Blaken)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/i-forgot-password-on-microsoft-word-document/187776/4 "2021-06-05T05:29:57Z")

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Try HashCat, that is the best to crack passwords of a Word Document..  
Google for **Hashcat Google Colab** so you won’t even need hardware of your own.  
If your password is like 6 letters then it should be very easy

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**Author:** ![Orri\_Menzies](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/orri_menzies/32/44268_2.png) [@Orri\_Menzies](https://onehack.st/u/Orri_Menzies)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 9:18am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/i-forgot-password-on-microsoft-word-document/187776/5 "2021-06-06T09:18:56Z")

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Thank you, I’ll try as suggested.