Wednesday, 13 September 2017

How to Reset Your Forgotten Windows Password the Easy Way

How to Reset Your Forgotten Windows Password the Easy Way


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Forgetting your password is never any fun, but luckily there�s a really easy way to reset the password. All you need is a copy of the Windows installation disk and one simple command line trick.

Resetting Your Forgotten Windows Password

Boot off the Windows disk and select the �Repair your computer� option from the lower left-hand corner.
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Follow through until you get to the option to open the Command Prompt, which you�ll want to select.
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First you�ll want to type in the following command to backup the original sticky keys file:
copy c:windowssystem32sethc.exe c:
Then you�ll copy the command prompt executable (cmd.exe) over top of the sticky keys executable:
copy c:windowssystem32cmd.exe c:windowssystem32sethc.exe
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Now you can reboot the PC.

Resetting the Password

Once you get to the login screen, hit the Shift key 5 times, and you�ll see an administrator mode command prompt.
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Now to reset the password�just type the following command, replacing the username and password with the combination you want:
net user geek MyNewPassword
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That�s all there is to it. Now you can login.
Of course, you�ll probably want to put the original sethc.exe file back, which you can do by rebooting into the installation CD, opening the command prompt, and copying the c:sethc.exe file back to c:windowssystem32sethc.exe.


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