How to Reset Windows OS Administrator Password

How to reset Windows OS Administrator password:

Following these steps below will help you reset your Local Admin Password for any windows operating system. You can save your time in installing a new OS or your money to buy a password resetting tools.

Tested in all windows based operating system by me personally and it resulted 100% success.

Software we needed to achieve this is

“ HIREN’S BOOT CD: “

What is the Hiren’s Boot CD can do?
This all in one boot CD that have several utility like tools to Backup, Recovery, Partitioning, cloning/imaging, MBR/BIOS tools, and password tool and mini linus/windows.

We can download this boot CD from its official site download
You can burn it to a new CD or you can use a USB and flash it as Bootable.

Step to follow :

• Insert the CD/USB and boot from it.
• After booting, the Hiren’s boot CD will show option to select
• You have to select the offline password changer. Then the screen will change like below.

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• In the Next screen you have to set the Windows registry directory if it is showing a different one, change it to windows/system32/config and hit enter.

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• In next screen, you have to select the first option i.e. the password reset option.

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• Then in the next screen again select the first option i.e. Edit user data and password.

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• In the next screen it will show the user names – select the account to which you need to change the password.

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• Then in the next screen select the first option . so it will clear the current set password.

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  • In the final screen it will ask you to save your changes. Save it by typing Y and hit enter.

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You will not lose any data and only they password is changed. So you can boot to your OS and it will not ask for password and you can set a new password.
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