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Reset Admin Password Using Offline NT Password

and Registry Editor
There are many Windows password recovery programs available in the internet. However, most
of them are for sale and/or available for trial. This tutorial bypasses all the hassle and cost of
simply getting access to your administrator password.

But first, you need to prepare these things:

Accessible Computer/Laptop

USB Flash Drive

Offline NT Password Software (download here) Note: Download the one with a filename
that looks like this: cd140201.zip.

Rufus Bootable USB Creator (download here)

Step 1: Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive using

Rufus
Using a computer you have access to, download the two software listed above. Both programs
are no more than 20 MB in size.

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1. Insert your Flash Drive in the computer's USB port. Note that the USB will be formatted,
whatever files inside will be erased. Be sure to transfer the files you need from the USB to
your computer.

2. Extract the file inside the zip file downloaded from Offline NT Password website. Put it in the
desktop or folder you can access easily.

3. Run Rufus from your computer.

4. Set the settings to match the picture below. All of them are in default except the one with
the ISO image. Be sure to select this.

5. Click little icon (encircled red in the picture) and locate the file you have extracted. The file
should look like this: cd140201.iso.

6. Click Start. Wait for a few seconds for the program to format and make your USB Flash
Drive bootable.

After Rufus completes the process, your flash drive should now be bootable.

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Step 2: Booting the Offline NT Password and

Registry Editor from the USB
Now that your USB is bootable, it is time to get to work in the computer where you want the
administrator password reset.

1. Insert the USB in the computer.

2. Now we need to make the computer boot from the USB. If you are using the newer
systems, chances are they could be running UEFI Firmware instead of BIOS. Some
systems boots to the UEFI/BIOS firmware after pressing F2 or Del upon turning on the
computer. However, if you can access UEFI through this, you have to do so through the
Windows OS. To do so:

Login to your account in Windows.

Go to Start, then Settings.

In the Settings window, choose Update and Security.

Then click Recovery in the left side of that window.

Below Advanced startup, click Restart now. It should load up more options for restarting.

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When the options appear, select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > UEFI Firmware
Settings

3. When the Firmware boots up, select Boot in the options at the top.

4. Select Boot Mode and change it to Legacy. Exit and save the settings.

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5. After exiting from the BIOS/UEFI, press F12 (or depending on your system F8) to go to the
Boot Option menu.

6. In the Boot Option menu, select USB Flash Disk to boot the NT Password and Registry
Editor.

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Step 3: Resetting the Administrator Password

Now your computer should boot the software from the USB.

1. Don't worry about the texts coming up. All of the default options should lead you to the
password reset. Keep pressing Enter until you get to this option:

2. You should now see the accounts in your screen. To select the account you want to reset,
note its corresponding RID code on the leftmost side of the table. Type the RID code and press
Enter.

You should meet this options after that:

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The most useful options here are options 1, 2 and 3.

3. To clear the password, select option 1 by typing 1 and press Enter. To unlock an account, in
cases where an administrator account is disable, select option 2. To promote an account to
administrator, select 3.

4. After making the necessary changes, select q and press Enter. After exiting here, you will be
taken back to the list of accounts. You can then change another account by doing the same
steps above.

5. Press q again to exit. You will be prompted to save the changes you have made. Type y and
press Enter. The software will save and exit from the registry.

6. To restart your computer, press Alt + Ctrl + Del. You can now login to your administrator
account without a password. You can then add a new password by going to the user accounts in
the Control Panel.

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