i have forgotten the passcode restriction in my ipad mini, how do i reset it?

You reset it by restoring your iPad to factory settings and set up as new again. There no way to reset it. If you by some chance have a backup that does not include the restrictions passcode, you can restore from that backup to eliminate the passcode. If not, you have to restore as new.

iOS: Device disabled after entering wrong passcode

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?

http://tinyurl.com/7ndy8tb

How to Reset a Forgotten Password for an iOS Device

http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Forgotten-Password-for-an-iOS-Device

Using iPhone/iPad Recovery Mode

http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/Iphone-Recovery-Mode.htm

Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school enviroment. Might work on your iPad so you won't lose everything.

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‘iPad is disabled’ fix without resetting using iTunes

Today I met my match with an iPad that had a passcode entered too many times, resulting in it displaying the message ‘iPad is disabled – Connect to iTunes’. This was a student iPad and since they use Notability for most of their work there was a chance that her files were not all backed up to the cloud. I really wanted to just re-activate the iPad instead of totally resetting it back to our default image.

I reached out to my PLN on Twitter and had some help from a few people through retweets and a couple of clarification tweets. I love that so many are willing to help out so quickly. Through this I also learned that I look like Lt. Riker from Star Trek (thanks @FillineMachine).

Through some trial and error (and a little sheer luck), I was able to reactivate the iPad without loosing any data. Note, this will only work on the computer it last synced with. Here’s how:

1. Configurator is useless in reactivating a locked iPad. You will only be able to completely reformat the iPad using Configurator. If that’s ok with you, go for it – otherwise don’t waste your time trying to figure it out.

2. Open iTunes with the iPad disconnected.

3. Connect the iPad to the computer and wait for it to show up in the devices section in iTunes.

4. Click on the iPad name when it appears and you will be given the option to restore a backup or setup as a new iPad (since it is locked).

5. Click ‘Setup as new iPad’ and then click restore.

6. The iPad will start backing up before it does the full restore and sync. CANCEL THE BACKUP IMMEDIATELY. You do this by clicking the small x in the status window in iTunes.

7. When the backup cancels, it immediately starts syncing – cancel this as well using the same small x in the iTunes status window.

8. The first stage in the restore process unlocks the iPad, you are basically just cancelling out the restore process as soon as it reactivates the iPad.

If done correctly, you will experience no data loss and the result will be a reactivated iPad. I have now tried this with about 5 iPads that were locked identically by students and each time it worked like a charm.

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Try it and good luck. You have nothing more to lose if it doesn't work for you.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

i have this question too

If you have forgotten the restrictions passcode, you will need to restore the device using iTunes.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304

Just to clarify, do you really mean the passcode that you set for Settings>General>Restrictions, or do you mean the passcode that you enter each time you wake up the iPad?

the actual restrictions passcode. I have tried multiple times to restore the ipad with no success. Please advise.

the instructions provided to go through itunes doesn't seem to work or the hold the home/wake button.

What happens ? If you are trying to restore to a backup, was the restrictions code in place when that backup was taken - if it was then restoring to it won't help, you will still have restrictions in place after restoring to it.

If you are trying to use recovery mode to reset the iPad then you need to press and hold both the sleep/wake and home buttons (and it might take a few attempts) : https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204306#recovery