To get access to your data, you can use one of the following methods: -Use a password manager such as KeePass or LastPass. These tools keep all of your passwords in one place and will not remember any of them if you lose your computer or forget your password. -Use a software program that allows you to reset your password. This is usually found on the computer’s Start menu or on the user’s manual. Resetting your password will take care of all of your data and will require you to enter a new password for each account that you want to reset.
There are a few different ways to regain access to a local account in Windows. Some people may find it helpful to open command prompts, type strange things, and pray a lot. ..
If you are using a Microsoft account, resetting your password is actually a lot easier than you might think. Just visit the Windows Live password reset page and follow the instructions.
Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Reset Password
The first method is to use the Windows 7 or 8.1 installation DVD. To do this, you will need to have a Windows 7 or 8.1 computer and a DVD that has the Windows 7 or 8.1 installation disc inside it. The second method is to use a third-party tool. To do this, you will need to have a computer with an internet connection and a USB drive that has the tool installed on it.
Method 1 – Windows DVD
If you have a Windows 7 or 8.1 computer, insert your installation disc and restart your computer. If you have a Windows XP computer, insert the installation disc and restart your computer without changing the boot order in your BIOS.
Windows 8: On the next screen, you’ll see a Repair your computer link at the bottom. Click on that link.
If you have a Windows 7 installation DVD, insert it into your computer. If you don’t have a Windows 7 installation DVD, click on the link to download one. On the next screen for Windows 7, System Recovery options should find your Windows 7 install. Click on the “Use recovery tools” radio button and then click Next. If you have a Windows 7 installation DVD, insert it into your computer. If you don’t have a Windows 7 installation DVD, click on the link to download one. ..
Finally, open the command prompt by clicking on the button on the right. For Windows 8, after you click on Repair your computer, you’ll need to click on Troubleshoot.
In the “Advanced Options” section, you can choose how your story is written. You can choose to have it be a traditional article, with a clear and concise main point, or you can choose to have it be a more investigative report.
Type the following command and press Enter: netstat -an This will show you all of the active network connections on your computer. ..
- Type “cmd” and hit enter.
- Type “netstat -an” and hit enter.
Don’t worry about what the commands do, just hope they work. If you get an error message like cannot find the path, etc., then use a different drive letter than C. For example, type in the same commands, but replace C:\ wherever with D:. I had this problem on Windows 8.1 and using D:\ fixed it. Close the command prompt windows and choose Continue if using Windows 8.1.
After you reboot your computer, you can take out the disc and then reboot. When you get to the Windows login screen, press the SHIFT key 5 times.
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To change your password, open a command prompt window and type in the following:
net user
Method 2 – Third-Party Tool
If you don’t have a Windows installation DVD, you can download a free tool called Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor. The tool can be found on the Downloads page of this website. Scroll down to the section that says Download and choose either the ISO image or the USB install. If you can boot your computer from a USB stick, that would be easier since you have to burn the ISO image to a CD/DVD if you download that.
To boot from a CD or DVD, insert the disc into the drive and press Enter.
Press the Enter key on your keyboard to begin the installation process. You’ll see a list of options scroll across the screen and then it will prompt you to choose an installation type. It should find this for you automatically and will have “Select” at the bottom. Just press Enter here as well. ..
For Step 2, it will ask you to choose which part of the registry you want to load. In our case, it’s the Password reset [sam] option, which is 1 and already selected. So again, just press Enter.
For Step 3, you have to choose which hive to work on. Again, the option we need, Edit user data and passwords, is 1. So just press Enter again. Like I said, it looks scary, but mostly it’s pressing Enter.
In order to clear the password for a username, you will need to type in the RID value that is listed to the left of the desired username. ..
I entered 03e8 into a web browser and saw that the RID associated with my user name was 03e8.
If you want to clear your user’s password, type in 1 and then press Enter. This time around make sure you actually type in the number 1 instead of just pressing Enter. It should be very fast and you’ll see some stuff written that won’t make any sense. Don’t worry about all of that, just look for Password Cleared written somewhere. If you don’t see if, don’t worry, just keep going.
We have one more thing to do before we are done. At the prompt, type in q to quit and then type in q again to quit one more time. After the second time you type in q, you’ll see that it says Step 4 – Writing back changes. Here you have to type y to write the changes.
Please make sure that the text says EDIT COMPLETE. This means that everything was written correctly. When it asks you if you want to do another run, type in n for no. Now you can restart your computer by pressing CTRL + ALT + DELETE. You may need to remove the CD/DVD or USB stick in order to boot to Windows normally.
Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users can login without a password if everything is working correctly, but there may be some issues if something goes wrong.
Windows 10 Reset Password
To start Windows 10, you will need to follow the steps I have outlined for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. The commands are the same, but the order may be different depending on which operating system you are using.
netstat -an netstat -p These three commands will show you the current state of your network connections and activities.
Close the command prompt and then click on the Continue button to load Windows normally. Go ahead and take out the CD/DVD or USB drive before you reboot. At the login screen, you have to click on the ease of access icon at the bottom. This will pop up a command prompt window.
To start Windows 10, type the following command: winver
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To log into Windows 10 using a new password, type your new password in the command prompt window and press enter. It’s amazing that this trick works, but I tested it out and it worked like a charm.
If you don’t have an installation DVD, you can download them from Microsoft. Check out my previous post on downloading Windows 7, 8 and 10 legally. If you have any questions, post a comment. Enjoy! ..
