how to reset phone if i forgot my lockscreen password

Anonymous
2014-01-04T02:10:00+00:00

i forgot my phone's lock screen pin and unable to unlock it

after reading a lot of questions regarding it i found that we should reset the phone and there is no other option than that .

so how to do it, mine is lumia 520

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Anonymous
2014-01-04T04:35:19+00:00

Log into windowsphone.com and use the Find My Phone feature to set a new lock code

  1. Go to http://www.windowsphone.com and sign to the Microsoft account associated with your phone.
  2. Select "Find My Phone" from  the drop down menu that appears when you click on your name.  Or just go to https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/my/find
  3. Click the "Lock" link
  4. Enter a new 4 digit PIN code and press the Lock button.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-06-21T20:13:45+00:00

    I have the exact same issue. Were you able to resolve?

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-29T11:05:56+00:00

    Log into windowsphone.com and use the Find My Phone feature to set a new lock code

    1. Go to http://www.windowsphone.com and sign to the Microsoft account associated with your phone.
    2. Select "Find My Phone" from  the drop down menu that appears when you click on your name.  Or just go to https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/my/find
    3. Click the "Lock" link
    4. Enter a new 4 digit PIN code and press the Lock button.

    My phone askes pin for connecting to wifi .

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-10-02T18:36:48+00:00

    thanks this helped a lot! :D

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-10-16T19:25:36+00:00

    Thanks. Works fine.

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