I have IOS 15 and resetting my network settings did not remove the password for the encrypted backup, how do I go about resetting the password?

You do not remember your encrypted backup password, I can understand.

You do not remember having created an encrypted backup, I can understand this also. (This is not true in your case)

This means the iCloud Key chain was checked while creating the encrypted backup because by default it is checked.

Look for it in the iCloud Keychain.

Did you un-check the keychain while creating the encrypted password (By default it is checked) See the pic hereunder.

If you had un-checked then the only option that you have is, keep trying various passwords as there is no limit on the number of attempts.

You may have forgotten that you had entered a password. --> About encrypted backups on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch ...

I have the same problem.

The issue is that following the instructions provided in the link above does not seem to work - the encrypt box in tunes backup is still ticked and you need a password to remove it - which is what we are trying to sort out.

andyachicago wrote:

You need to do Reset All Settings. Network settings isn't enough, I just ran into the same thing.

Good catch! The Apple support article is wrong; I’ve reported it several times, but it hasn’t been corrected yet.

You need to do Reset All Settings. Network settings isn't enough, I just ran into the same thing.