User Account Password - Change from WinRE

How to Change the User Account Password if Unable to Login to Windows​

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This tutorial will help you remove the existing user account password and set up a new password incase you have forgotten the user password using WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment)

Here's how:
1. Boot to WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment).

2. Click on the Command Prompt option.



3. Type the following commands and press enter after each one:

• C:
• CD Windows\system32
• ren cmd.exe cmd.old
• ren magnify.exe cmd.exe
• ren cmd.old magnify.exe

4. Restart computer.

5. Click on Easy of Access centre left side bottom à Choose Magnify option.


6. A Command prompt opens up

7. Type: net user administrator /active:yes and press enter.

8. Restart the computer.

9. Logon on to the "Administrator" account, and then using User Accounts page in the Control Panel, remove or change the password of the other account.

10. Type Magnify.exe in Start Menu search box and press enter and open it.

11. Command prompt opens up

12. Type: net user administrator /active:no and press enter.

13. Restart the computer
NOTE: This will disable the administrator account.

14. Now, Boot to winRE again, and click on the Command Prompt option.



15. Type the following commands and press enter after each one:

• C:
• CD Windows\system32
• ren magnify.exe cmd.old
• ren cmd.exe magnify.exe
• ren cmd.old cmd.exe
• exit

16. Restart the computer – system logs on to the User account without asking for password provided there is only one user account.
That's it.
Special thanks for iseeuu for providing the screenshots.

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[Pyprohly]

So my question is what would the stored name be for a full name, say Mut & Jeff? Does Windows 7/Vista only store the first 4 positions, and so in this case the username would be Mut? Or is it a different variation?

The full name can be completely different from the stored name.

You can run net user on its own to view a list of all local users on the machine (displaying their 'stored' names).

 

[gzt7d8]

So my question is what would the stored name be for a full name, say Mut & Jeff? Does Windows 7/Vista only store the first 4 positions, and so in this case the username would be Mut? Or is it a different variation?

The full name can be completely different from the stored name.

You can run net user on its own to view a list of all local users on the machine (displaying their 'stored' names).

Thanks, good tip, I'll check it out when I go back to their house.

Greg

 

[fits79]

If you don't have more than one user and you have only 1 user that it is administrator what did you do?

 

[RickL1]

If you don't have more than one user and you have only 1 user that it is administrator what did you do?

I will kindly suggest that you go back to the beginning of this topic and read all the messages. Your question is answered, and you will likely learn more than just what you are asking.



Here is a hint: You already have more than one user.

 

[Brink]

If you don't have more than one user and you have only 1 user that it is administrator what did you do?

Hello,

You should still be able to do the steps in the tutorial if you boot to WinRE.

 

[fits79]

Is there any EASY way to reset my forgotten password for my windows7 netbook?

 

[RickL1]

Is there any EASY way to reset my forgotten password for my windows7 netbook?

Your EASY options were available before you forgot the password. Those are things like writing it somewhere, or creating a Password Reset Disk, or creating a second user.

For some people the EASY solution to this is to find someone that understands these instructions and offer some kind of payment.