HT4623 How do I re-set my Ipad password if I forgot it?

How do I re-set my password if I forgot the one I had set up??

Rudegar your suggestion to restore to factory settings/new iPad only applies for a Restrictions passcode. Restoring from a backup made with a screen-lock passcode does NOT restore the screen-lock passcode
Rudegar wrote:
restore to factory settings
or if your latests backup was before you set the password then you can restore to that
if one could just reset it and get in then so would people who'd wish to steal such devices

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