Reset Password Windows

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Révision datée du 27 décembre 2023 à 09:32 par Smug (discussion | contributions) (Page créée avec « ''Option 1'' There is, but you need to have the Windows (7|8|8.1) install media available. <pre> Start your PC off the (Disk|USB|HDD) that contains the install media Once loaded, press Shift+F10. This will open a command prompt Run the following commands in order: diskpart list vol Once you find the right volume (your C: drive (it may have a different drive letter)), run exit Now, run D: where D is your drive letter. Run cd \Windows\System32 Run ren Utilman.exe U... »)
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Option 1 There is, but you need to have the Windows (7|8|8.1) install media available.

Start your PC off the (Disk|USB|HDD) that contains the install media
Once loaded, press Shift+F10. This will open a command prompt
Run the following commands in order:
diskpart list vol
Once you find the right volume (your C: drive (it may have a different drive letter)), run exit Now, run D: where D is your drive letter.
Run cd \Windows\System32
Run ren Utilman.exe Utilman_old.exe Run copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe Reboot

Once you get to the logon screen, click the Accessibility Options icon. Once the Command Prompt opens, run these commands, replacing user_to_change with the user you want to r


Enter a new password, enter it again (you won't see it) and log in. You can now go back to C:\Windows\System32 and delete the Utilman.exe that we made, and rename Utilman_old 

Option 2 Boot your PC off Kon-Boot and it will allow you to log in without any password, and change your password (just don't do it through Security Options (the Ctrl+Alt+Delete menu)

Option 3 You can reset your password using another tool called Hiren's BootCD. Download Hiren's Boot from http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/, unzip it and use BurnCDCC.exe to burn the ISO to a DVD. Boot using Hiren's Boot on your locked PC and in the menu shown select Offline NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 Password Changer and click Enter twice (for confirmation and to continue for the In the following prompt select the correct drive where the Windows is installed. Press Enter to confirm that your registry directory is Windows/system32/config. On the chntpw Main Interactive Menu select 1 for Edit user data and passwords Select the user you want to reset the password by typing the username and hitting Enter There you have a list of options for this user. 1 should be for Clear the password. After successfully resetting your forgotten Windows password, type “!” to close the User Editor Tool Now type “q” and hit Enter to close the Offline Password Editor and Registry tool. Now type “y” and hit Enter to confirm the password change. Now it will ask you whether you want to use it again or not. Just type “n” and hit Enter. Remove your CD and restart the PC and your user shouldn't have a password anymore. Source

Option 4 Download and boot Offline NT Password Editor and follow the instructions to wipe out the password.