Forgot your account password in Windows and can not sign in using another account? Then this article will surely be useful to you. Below, we'll see how to reset your Windows Window 8, 8.1, and Window 7 account password without using third-party tools. All we need is a bootable media (USB or DVD) that contains the Window installation disk. The following instructions apply to all the above-mentioned Window versions. You can also reset the Window 7 password using the Window 8 installation disc and vice versa.
Follow the instructions below.
As mentioned, you should use the installation tray Window in the appropriate architecture - 32-bit or 64-bit, depending on Window that you have installed.
Restart the Window and boot from the installation disc or the boot disk USB USB stick.
Wait for the "Install Windows" screen:
Press the Shift + F10 keys on the keyboard. This will open the command-line window:
At the command prompt, type regedit and press key Enter. This will open your system's Registry Editor.
Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key to the left.
Once selected, select the Load Hive command from the file
In the window that will open with the Load Hive command, select the following archive:
C:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM
Replace C with the letter of the drive where you installed it Windows.
Select SYSTEM and click open.
Enter any name Would you like. For example, we gave the name iguru:
Go to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Setup \ Setup
Edit the cmdline parameter and make it appear in cmd.exe
Change the value of SetupType DWORD to 2.
Now select it I'm sure from the left and through Regedit select File -> Unload hive. Close Registry Editor and all open windows. Your computer will restart
remove that bootable medium that you used. Your screen will look like the following photo:
Type the following command in the command prompt window that is open:
net user
It will show you all the user accounts on your computer.
To set a new password for your Windows account, type the following command:
NET user login new_password
If your username contains spaces, enter it as follows:
NET user "Login name" new_password
That's it. Close the command line window to continue.
The Window after reboot you will be presented with the login screen. Enter the new password and you are logged in.
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