How to Reset Forgotten Windows 8 Password without Any

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Did you forget your Windows 8 user account password? Are you stuck with no access to an
administrator account? Do you need to get into your child's (or an employee's) computer for
whatever reason? If so there is an easy way to do it! and all it re"uires is a Windows 8 #ecovery
Drive!
If you don't have a Windows 8 #ecovery Drive you can create one on another Windows 8 $% which
you can access &y following this guide' (ow to %reate a #ecovery Drive in Windows 8! (ere I will
try to make an easy to follow tutorial that will &e useful for novice users as well as professionals to
reset forgotten Windows 8 password without using any third)party software!
How to Reset Forgotten Windows 8 Password?
*! Insert the Windows 8 #ecovery Drive into your locked machine and &oot the computer from
it and after that you'll see the Troubleshoot menu! click Advanced options!
+! ,n the ne-t screen click the o!!and Pro!pt option to open up a %ommand $rompt
window!
.! /ype dis"part command and press 0nter! 1e-t type list vol and press 0nter you'll see a
list of your disk partitions from which you can easily find your Windows installation partition! In our
case # is the drive letter of my Windows 8 installation!
2! /ype e$it command to e-it the Disk$art utility!
3! 1e-t enter the following command one &y one! 4ake sure to replace # in the first command
to the appropriate drive letter for your Windows partition if it's different in your case!
%& #'
(& cd windows
8& cd syste!)*
+& ren ,til!an&e$e ,til!an&e$e&ba"
-.& copy c!d&e$e ,til!an&e$e

**! /hese commands will replace the 5tilman!e-e (0ase of Access) with the %ommand $rompt
(cmd!e-e)! #emove the Windows 8 #ecovery Drive and re&oot the system!
*+! ,nce &ooted to the login screen click the 0ase of Access &utton at the &ottom left corner! It
will open a %ommand $rompt window instead of the 0ase of Access menu!
*.! /ype net user command and press 0nter it will list the e-act names of all the user
accounts availa&le in your Windows 8 system!
*2! 0nter the command &elow to reset a lost or forgotten password! In this e-ample we will &e
changing top)password's password to *+.236!
net user top/password&co! -*)01%
#eplace top)password!com with the name of your user account!
*3! /ype e$it command and press 0nter! 7ou'll return &ack to the login screen!
*6! 1ow you should &e a&le to log into your $% using the new password!
*8! After getting into Windows 8 please remem&er to rename the 5tilman!e-e!&ak &ack to
5tilman!e-e!
*8! /hat's it 9 you have successfully reset your forgotten Windows 8 password!
/his trick isn't as simple as a few mouse clicks &ut as long as you can follow the instructions
carefully you should have no trou&le resetting your Windows 8 password! (owever using the third)
party software is a &etter choice in most situations! $%5nlocker utility is a uni"ue recovery software
that ena&les you to reset forgotten Windows 8 password for local account as well as 4icrosoft
account!
Although a man recently made headlines for demonstrating that he
could brute force an eight-character Windows password in less than six
hours by harnessing the power of 25 GPUs, another say user has
reminded us of awor!around that can bypass the security of irtually any
Windows account in "# minutes$
%he tric! has been around for years and inoles replacing the login
screen&s 'ase of Access (enter software with a command prompt$ %o pull
it off, all you need is a bootable )ystem *ecoery media or a bootable
Windows + installation media ,-amal .a/i offers instructions on both
approaches, though little changes0$
1nce you&e loaded into the )ystem *ecoery enironment, you need to
access the command prompt to get started$ 2rom there, you need to
identify your Windows olume with 3is!Part, naigate to the
Windows4)ystem52 directory, then delete utiliman$exe and rename
cmd$exe as that file ,bac!up both apps first0$
After that&s done, you can reboot and when you get to the Windows login
screen, the 'ase of Access (enter icon should launch a command prompt$
.ow you can enter net user to get a list of Windows accounts, then net
user U)'*.A6' 7 to initiate a reset, which re8uires you to enter and
confirm the new password$

.a/i notes that you&ll probably want to reerse the changes you&e made
after the password is reset, which basically inoles undoing the steps in
paragraph three so utiliman$exe is restored$ 9e offers a detailed
brea!down of the entire procedure for Windows + if you need it, as well
as specific instructions for Windows :$
Tricks to Reset Windows 8 Administrator Password
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Problem> @6y sister has loc!ed herself out of her Windows + account with Administrator priileges$
'erything she tried to but needs to proide an administrator password, which she used to loc! herself out$
As there anything she can doBC

)olution> *eset her Windows + administrator password to regain administrator priileges of her computer$
9ere are some solutions for her to reset Windows + admin password$ .o special technical s!ill re8uired$
'eryone can do it by following the methods listed below$

Completely free solution use Ophcrack or Linux Live CD

Af she wants to sole her problem without any charge, the best solution is to use 1pchrac! or create a Dinux
Die (3$
1phcrac! is a complete free Windows password recoery that runs on Windows +E:EFistaEGP, 6ac, linux$
Hased on rainbow tables, this free Windows password recoery allows her to recoer her forgotten Windows
+ password, not reset the password$ Hut this freeware is complicated and time-consuming$ 6ost of
important, the password recoery rate is not guaranteed$

(reating a Dinux Die (3 is another choice when she forgot Windows 8 password or other Windows
passwords$ Hut if your sister is newbie, this method is not suggested as it re8uires a little techni8ue s!ills$

The easiest and fastest solution use Windows Password Key Professional

Windows Password Key Professional is an easy yet efficient Windows password reset app designed for
personal and business users$ With this simple utility, she can burn a bootable Windows password reset dis!
with (3E3F3 or U)H drie in seconds to reset the lost Windows password on loc!ed P($ And she will be
access the loc!ed P( without password$

%his program can reset any type of Windows password, such as Windows administrator password, standard
user password and guest password$ At support all popular Windows platforms li!e Windows +E:EFistaEGP and
Windows serers$ %he whole Windows 8 password recovery process will cost no more than = minutes,
regardless of her computing leel and password strength$ 1erall steps>
"$ 3ownload and install Windows Password Iey Professional in any P($
2$ Hurn a bootable Windows password reset dis! with (3E3F3EU)H drie$
5$ )tart her loc!ed P( from the bootable password reset dis!$
=$ *eset lost Windows + administrator password within a few clic!s$

The last solution einstall Windows

*einstalling Windows is always regarded as the last solution when it comes to bypass Windows + password$
%his will not only erase some of important data, but also ta!e her much time$
1ne more tip> An reality, the best solution for resetting a forgotten Windows + password is to use the
password reset dis! created through the Windows + built-in feature$ Hut the presupposition is that she
remembers to create that dis! before forgetting her computer password$

*eset Jour Windows + Password in "# minutes without using any third party
software E 9ow to K %utorial Guide
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At has been less than 2 months since the launch of Windows + and A recieed tons of
emails from Hoot-Danders Emembers and
guests also friends and collegues as!ing me if there&s a way to reset a forgotten
Windows + password the easiest way C %he
answer was yes and as usual without the need for any third party software to unloc!
or remoe or reset the user or admin
account password$ 9ere A will try to ma!e an easy to follow tutorial that will be usefull
for noice users as well as professionals when they get stuc! behind the logon
screen of a Windows + because they lost or forgotten their password$ )o here&s how
to do it in "# minutes or less >
"- Jou need a Windows + P( to ma!e a )ystem *ecoery 3is! $
2- Jou need a (3 Hurner M Hlanc! (3$
5- Af you hae a tablet or a netboo! and you don&t hae a (3 burner then Jou need a
5"2 6H U)H thumb drie to ma!e a )ystem *ecoery U)H instead$
=- %o ma!e a system recoery (3, Go to control panel and naigate to Windows :
2ile *ecoery, clic! on that icon, and
from the next screen choose from the top left , (reate a )ystem *ecoery 3is! 0 and
follow the on-screen instructions to ma!e
that (3$
5- %o ma!e a )ystem *ecoery U)H thumb drie go to control panel and naigate to
, *ecoery 0, clic! on that icon and from
the next screen choose , (reate a recoery drie 0 and follow the instructions to
ma!e a bootable )ystem *ecoery U)H$
?- When you are ready, boot the loc!ed P( that needs to be unloc!ed with that (3
or U)H you /ust made, and follow the
pictures below >
:- %he command prompt screen will open, type > dis!part and hit 'nter !ey
+- %ype > list ol and hit 'nter !ey ,watch for spaces0
N- locate your Windows partition letter , in our case here the letter will be ( drie0
"#- %ype > 'xit and hit 'nter !ey$
""- %ype> c> and hit 'nter !ey ,your Windows drie maybe different so change it
accordingly to the drie letter you hae0
"2- %ype> cd windows ,watch for spaces 0 and hit 'nter !ey
"5- %ype> cd system52 ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey
"=- %ype> copy cmd$exe cmd$exe$original ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey$
"5- %ype> copy Utilman$exe Utilman$exe$original ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter
!ey$
"?- %ype> del Utilman$exe ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey$
":- %ype> ren cmd$exe Utilman$exe ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey$
"+- %ype> )hutdown -r -t ## ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey, the P( will
restart$
"N K When you reach the Dogon screen clic! on the 'ase of Access (enter icon on
the left bottom side of the screen$
2# K %he command prompt window will open
2"- %ype> net user ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey$
22- %ype> net user *eboot$Pro 7 , replace *eboot$Pro with the name you find in
your pc0 and hit 'nter !ey
25- now type the new password you want and hit 'nter !ey, when you type the
cursor will not moe and you will not see what you
type, so be carefull what you type, because you are typing blindly the new password0
2=- confirm the new password when prompted and hit 'nter !ey when done>
25- %ype exit and hit the 'nter !ey to close the command window$

2?- Dogon now to the loc!ed account with the new password you /ust created$
2:- After successfully unloc!ing your account and resetting the account password
now you need to roll bac! the changes you
made to Utilman$exe and cmd$exe, so go ahead and boot your pc with the )ystem
*ecoery (3 or U)H you made earlier in this
tutorial and repeat steps in O ? so you open the command prompt window >
2+- %ype> c> and hit 'nter !ey,your Windows drie maybe different so change it
accordingly to the drie letter you hae0 ;see picture below<
2N- %ype> cd windows ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey ;see picture below<
5#- %ype> cd system52 ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey ;see picture below<
5"- %ype> del Utilman$exe ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey ;see picture below<
52- %ype> ren Utilman$exe$original Utilman$exe ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey
;see picture below<
55- %ype> ren cmd$exe$original cmd$exe ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey ;see
picture below<
5=- %ype> shutdown -r -t ## ,watch for spaces0 and hit 'nter !ey to reboot your pc
;see picture below<
55- .ow when the pc reboots and reaches the logon screen, chec! to see if the
Utilman is fixed and returned bac! to place by
clic!ing on its icon on the bottom left side of the screen, if the 'ase of Access list
pops up then you succeeded in your wor!$
)ee picture below$
P)> some of you might hae a Windows + Anstallation 3F3, he can use it also in this
process, boot with this Windows 3F3 and
when you reach the first screen where you hae to clic! next - stop there and hit
)9A2% !ey M 2 "# , the command prompt window
will pop up and you can use it as we did in steps : onward to the end$ see picture
below