What to do if you forgot your computer login password. How to hack and reset Windows login password. We use Offline NT Password and Registry editor. Forgot your Windows password? A program to recover forgotten passwords on your computer
How to reset your password in Windows 7 using Password & Registry Editor. As you know, anything can happen in life, you can even forget the password to log into Windows, and if this happens, then you can easily reset the password in Windows 7, the good news is that the whole procedure is not at all complicated.
If you have forgotten your password, and you do not have Win 7, but XP or Win 8, then the option discussed below will also suit you. If you are reading these lines and do not have Forgotten password problems, then I recommend reading to the end and taking into account the information received.
And who knows, you might need help pretty girl who forgot her login password. An excellent chance to visit and heroically return access to the PC to the lovely lady, and then... And then I think it’s clear. Young woman VK is sitting, and you are smoking on the balcony! ;-)
Algorithm of actions:
- Create a bootable “USB” with a program size of only (4.12 MB).
— Procedure for resetting a password in Windows 7.
As has already become clear, you need a regular flash drive, pre-formatted in “ FAT32" You can read how to format a USB flash drive in the article (Creating a bootable USB flash drive with Windows).
Creating a flash drive to reset your password.
Next we need to select the partition where Windows is located. In my case it is " / dev/ sda1 " Opposite each section on the left you can see numbers (1 2 3 4). The required section is selected using these numbers. That is, to choose mine " / dev/ sda1 "and it is located opposite the unit, I need to enter " 1 " and press " Enter»
Once you decide on the section, and press “Enter”, let’s see what happens next! As can be seen from the last line, the program itself found the section “ Windows/ System32/ Config"Okay, that's how it should be. This section contains the “SAM” file, this is what the program needs, it contains the “Hash” of passwords.
Here we just click “ Enter»
Next, let's look at what the program offers us. In this case, we are interested in (Password reset), that is, resetting passwords. This parameter is located under the number “ 1 "so enter 1 and, as usual, click " Enter»
Now the program again offers several options for action. Namely, open the system registry editor using the “ 9 “- this is not interesting to us at all!
We are interested in the first option, enter the number “1” and Enter
It is at this stage that the most interesting part comes. The program showed us all existing users in the system. Our task is to select the user who needs to reset the password
(Well, you should have decided on this a long time ago!)
More details about what's here and how: Here we see in the column “ RID» unique number for each user. Below I will explain why we need this “ RID"needed. Next, the “Username” column lists all existing users in the system.
Admin: Actually, soon we will reset the password for this user. In a collumn " Admin? “You can see what he represents, in this case he has the rights of “Administrator”.
User: A normal account that does not have administrator rights.
4<8=8 AB@0 B>@ : This is our built-in administrator account. The inscription in this form is due to the Russian-language version of Windows.
> ABL: This doesn’t interest us at all, since this is “Guest”
To reset a user's password, you need to enter it " RID"or his name if it is in English. We will reset the password using "RID" since entering the name is easy, and there is a feature with "RID" that is worth knowing about.
If you look at the penultimate line, you can see in it the following fragment of text “ 0 x< RID> " this means that the user number must be entered with " 0 x" That is, RID Admin is like this “ 03 e8 " means you need to enter " 0 x03 e8 ».
I enter " 0 x03 e8 " and Enter
Now the program knows which user to work with and will offer us 4 options for action.
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– Reset password, in other words, the user will not have a password.
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– In this option, you can set a password for the user. Win 7 doesn't work.
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– Promote the user to administrator if he is not one.
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– If the user is blocked by the admin, you can unblock him.
In this case, we are interested in resetting the user’s password, so we type “ 1 " and Enter
We observe the message "" good!!! The password reset was successful. But it’s too early to reboot and break into the system without a password, since you need to correctly shut down the program and save all changes!
Enter “Exclamation mark (!)” and again, as always, Enter
That's all, the work of resetting the password is finished. All that remains is to press the key combination “CTRL + ALT + DELETE” and the computer will reboot. Now you can log in as Admin without a password.
As we see, in fact reset windows password It’s not difficult and any user can perform these steps. I advise you to get yourself a flash drive with this program, just in case.
If you have questions on this topic or additions, write in the comments, I will be glad!
admin 2013-10-08
A simple way to access a computer with Windows 7 (8) to reset the admin password. To gain access to a locked computer, we will perform several steps.
Method one
Create a bootable USB flash drive and remove the password using it. (all data on the flash drive will be destroyed)
Download the program and image. Unpack the contents and run the file rufus_v1.4.1
In the open program window, click on the disk icon, select the image in the unpacked folder called BootPass and press the start button.
We are waiting for the bootable flash drive to be created.
Now we insert the USB flash drive to reset the password into the password-protected computer and select “boot from USB” when booting.
For complete instructions, watch the video
Method two(This method is suitable for advanced users.)
1. We gain access to windows with administrator rights.
rename the file c:/windows/system32/sethc.exe to sethc.ex_
rename the file c:/windows/system32/cmd.exe to sethc.exe
(If you can’t rename the file, use the Unlocker program, it is in the boot disk, you can download it here)
reboot the computer.
A login window appears before us, requiring you to enter a password.
On the keyboard, press the right SHIFT button and do not release (10 seconds) until the command prompt window appears.
We are in the system command prompt with administrator rights. This means that we can do whatever we want with the computer.
Create a new user hacker
write on the command line
net user hacker /add press Enter
Now we give him administrator rights
net localgroup administrators hacker /add press Enter
That's it, we have a hacker user with administrator rights.
We restart the computer and see the hacker account in the login window, click on it and get into the system.
Today we will consider a situation that many computer users have already encountered and/or may still encounter. Namely, what to do if you forgot the password to turn on your computer. This can happen to anyone. You can also forget or lose a note with a password in no time. Especially when this password often has to be changed, as some users do (for example, mothers trying to limit the time their children spend on the computer).
So, today we’ll look at one of the ways to effectively solve this problem. Of course there are many methods resetting or recovering (or hacking) a forgotten Windows login password or user unlock. Gradually I will add descriptions and others.
This method is distinguished by its versatility. That is, This method of resetting a forgotten computer password is suitable for various Windows operating systems : 2000, XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008, etc.
Let's use the utility.
Accordingly, in the first case, we write the image file to disk (read how to burn an iso image to disk), in the second, we create a bootable flash drive (in this case, we simply copy all the files in their archive to a blank flash drive). Choose which option is more convenient for you.
After this is done, we insert our disk or flash drive into the computer (we need to boot from one of these media) and turn it on. If your operating system still starts and asks you to enter a forgotten password, then you will have to do a little more magic to launch the utility from the disk/flash drive. Read how to boot from external media.
If such a picture appears on the screen, it means that everything was done correctly, and you were able to load Offline NT Password and Registry editor from the disk/flash drive.
Click Enter and wait. Now the program prompts us to select the partition on which the operating system is installed (in other words, where we will reset the password). The disk is selected by entering the desired number. The screen tells us how many partitions the program currently sees and what their sizes are. Actually, this is the only information available to us here about the sections, so we can only rely on it. But don't worry, if you select the wrong partition by mistake, the utility will simply not be able to erase the password, and you will return to this menu, where you can enter a different partition number and try again.
In my case, two partitions are displayed: 1 - 10.7 GB, 2 - 5490 MB. If you remember how big yours was Local drive C , then choose a partition with a similar size. I select section 1. I enter a number from the keyboard 1 and press Enter .
Next you need to specify the directory where the file is located SAM(storing the registry branch). The program itself offers us a default directory ( Windows/System32/config ), where this file is usually located. We agree, click Enter .
Next, we are asked to choose what action we want to perform. Enter the number 1 , which corresponds to password reset (Password reset), and press Enter .
The next step is to also choose the desired action. Enter the number 1 - change accounts and passwords (Edit user data and passwords ). Click Enter .
A sign appears in front of us, which lists everything usernames (Username) and them identifiers (RID) . The program prompts you to enter a username from the list for which you want to reset the password. The program immediately offered me Admin- It is on this account that I want to erase the password. So I just click Enter .
Retreat. You, of course, can enter a different username, but it’s probably better to unlock the administrator account, and only then change the passwords for everyone who needs it.
If your username is written in Russian, then it is normal that it will not be reflected due to the Cyrillic alphabet. In this case, instead of the username, indicate it RID in the following form: 0xRID. That is, in my case: 0x01f4. Click Enter .
Now the program offers us the following options for action for the selected account: 1 - clear the password, 2 - change the password, 3 - make the user an administrator, 4 - unlock the account, q - exit and return to selecting the account. Enter 1 and press Enter .
Password removed! The job is done, all that remains is to exit the application. Enter Exclamation point and click Enter .
Enter q and click Enter .
We confirm the changes have been made. Enter y and press Enter .
We refuse to continue working in Offline NT Password and Registry editor and enter n , then click Enter .
We remove the disk from the wire or the flash drive from the usb socket, restart the computer and enjoy the result. Windows login password has been reset!
Naturally, the article is intended to help those who really forgot password and would have had no other choice but to reinstall the system. Under no circumstances does the information provided can not use for any harmful purposes.
Due to numerous requests from readers, I decided to write detailed and simple instructions, how to reset a user account password in any version of Windows: 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP.
So, you turned on the computer, and the system asks you to enter a password to log in. You enter the user's password, but it does not match: the “invalid password” error appears. What to do if no password is suitable, but you need to log in? There is a solution - you can reset the password using a special program recorded on a bootable USB flash drive. Now I’ll tell you how to create such a flash drive. 
You will need to briefly use any others computer. To do this, you can contact a relative, friend, neighbor, maybe you have a computer at work - I think this is not a problem now.
So, we sit down at another computer or laptop. Insert any flash drive into it:
Download a free program for resetting Windows passwords -. You can download it from the official website (or from my Yandex.Disk): 
Run the downloaded file lsrmphdsetup.exe:Install the program as usual: i.e. We agree with everything and press the ““ button in all windows. Next" In the last installation window, click the “ Finish” – the program will start automatically and its shortcut will be created on the desktop: 
In the start window, click the button Burn Bootable CD/USB Disk Now!(“Burn a bootable CD/USB disk right now”): 
In the next window select Windows version, which is installed on the computer where we will then reset the password. Not on the list Windows 10, but it’s not scary: if you have a “ten”, then choose here Windows 8.1 with your bit depth.
By the way, on one of the forums I saw a message that you can create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 8.1 64-bit, and it will be suitable for resetting the password on any version of Windows (I checked on Windows 10 64-bit and on Windows 7 64-bit - so and is): 
After you have selected the desired version of Windows, click the “ Next”:
In the next window, place a marker on the item USB Flash and select the letter of our flash drive (it is already inserted into the computer). In my case, the letter of the flash drive: F.
Then press the button “ Start”:
The program will download the necessary components from the Microsoft website for some time:
After this the program will ask: “ Should you format your USB drive now?“All files, if they are on the flash drive, will be deleted. Press the button “ Yes”:
Now we wait until the bootable USB flash drive is created:
At the end of the process, press the button “ Finish”:
All! The bootable USB flash drive with the password reset program is ready. We take it out and take it to our computer.
Insert the bootable USB flash drive into your computer. And now comes the most important, and at the same time the most difficult moment for those who will be doing this for the first time. We need configure the computer to boot from our flash drive .
Those who know how to boot a computer from a flash drive can go straight to the end of this article. For those who don’t know how to boot from a flash drive, I’ll try to explain as clearly as possible:
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In order to “force” the computer to boot not as usual (i.e. from the hard drive), but from the device we need (in our case, from a flash drive), we need to enable a certain setting in Bios computer.
To get into this very Bios, we must immediately after turning on the computer press a certain key on the keyboard (and press not just once, but many, many times until we see the Bios on the screen).
This key is different on different computers and laptops:
- The most commonly used key is Delete(or Del ).
- You can also often call up the BIOS using the key F2(and on some laptops Fn+F2 ).
- Keys are used less frequently Esc, F1, F6 and others.
In general, immediately after you press the Power button on your computer or laptop, do not wait for Windows to start loading, but immediately start pressing the key many times Delete on keyboard. After a few seconds (5-10) you should see Bios.
If nothing like this appears, and your Windows starts loading as usual, then we don’t wait for anything else: we restart our computer again (you can directly use the Reset button) and try pressing another key many times - F2.
If you don’t get into the BIOS again, reboot the computer again and try pressing the next key - Esc. After F6 etc. But hopefully you won't have to experiment for so long: in the vast majority of cases, either the Delete or F2 key works.
By the way, a hint about which key to load the BIOS usually flashes at the bottom of the screen immediately after turning on the computer. But for some reason no one looks at her, or does not have time to look at her.
On different computers Bios different, and it looks different for everyone.
For example, on my computer it looks like this: 
On another computer it will be like this: 
On the third computer it’s like this: 
That is, I say this because it is almost impossible to write separate instructions for each Bios.
The main thing that anyone who needs to configure booting from a flash drive should know: in the BIOS (no matter how it looks like for you) you need to find the section where the word is present Boot(from English “Loading”). By using the arrows on the keyboard to navigate to this section, we set it to first place in the list of boot devices flash drive.
In Bios, the flash drive may be displayed with its own name (for example, Transcend), or as USB-HDD; There are other options. One thing is important: it must be selected as the first device from which the computer will boot.
Usually the flash drive is “raised” to first place using the arrows on the keyboard, or the keys +/- , or F5/F6.
Having set the setting we need in Bios, we must leave it, not forgetting to save the changes made. To do this you need to go to the section Exit(it’s usually the last one) – and there select the item “ Save and Exit” (“Save and Exit”). And then confirm once again that we are exiting by clicking “ Yes”.
That's all: if you did everything correctly, the computer will reboot and boot from the flash drive (press the Delete key again, or F2, or something else - no need!).
Many people don’t even want to bother creating a bootable flash drive with any software, because... They are afraid that they still won’t be able to configure the computer to boot from it. I tried to describe this entire process of booting from a flash drive in as much detail as possible. If you have mastered this text, I hope it has become at least a little clearer and now all that remains is to practice.
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So, I created a bootable USB flash drive with a password reset program on another computer. I insert this flash drive into my computer and turn it on.
Immediately I press the key many, many times Delete on keyboard. After a few seconds I get into Bios.
Using the arrows on the keyboard, I go to the section Boot(although in my Bios you can work with the mouse - in older versions of Bios this will not work).
Here my first device now is HDD(ACHI PO: WDC WD50...): 
I select this line using the arrow on the keyboard and press the key Enter. A list of devices from which you can boot opens. In my case, this is a hard drive and my flash drive (it is listed here twice). We raise to the first place in the list - flash drive(if there is a choice: USB or UEFI, then choose UEFI). We do this using the arrows on the keyboard or keys +/-
, or F5/F6:
Now the flash drive is in first place in the list of boot devices: 
Now we exit here, saving the changes. To do this, move the arrow on the keyboard to the last section Exit. Select the line Save Changes and Exit- press the key Enter:
Then select Yes:
After a while, a menu opens in which, using the key Enter we select an item Lazesoft Live CD:
Wait while it downloads: 
In the next window, check that the item is selected Reset Windows Password(“Reset Windows Password”) and press the button Next:
A window will pop up with a message about non-commercial use of the program - click Yes:
Click again Next:
In the next window highlight the username, whose password will be reset and click Next:
Click on the button RESET/UNLOCK:
The password has been successfully reset - click OK. Then Finish:
We go to “ Start” and press Reboot Computer("To restart a computer"): 
Click OK:
After the computer restarts, we can login to windows without password!
Today I would like to tell you how to create a bootable USB flash drive to reset the Administrator password in Windows. Previously, I told you How to create a floppy disk for resetting a forgotten Administrator password in Windows. Now let’s talk about creating a special bootable flash drive. We will create it using the Rufus utility and the Passware Windows KeyEnterprise 11 program.
To create a bootable USB flash drive, download the Rufus utility link above, the Passware WindowsKey Enterprise11 program can be . The program itself is packaged in iso image. Using this program you can reset your password on Windows operating systems starting from 2000, except Windows 8 .
Having launched the Rufus utility, select a removable disk (flash drive),
We launch the Passware Windows Key Enterprise password reset program; for this you need to go into the BIOS , using the F2 or Delete key and in the BOOT section select the “Boot from USB” option, press the F10 key and ENTER. When you first launch the program, it will detect the disk on which the operating system is installed.
To continue, click 1 at the bottom of the window. At the next step, you need to specify the user who needs to reset the password.
Having selected the user at the bottom of the window, press the Y key (agree) to reset the password. Confirm password reset Y and press the N key at the bottom of the window
We remove the flash drive, reboot the PC and log in.
