How to Change the User Account Password if Unable to Login to Windows
InformationThis 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).That's it.
2. Click on the Command Prompt option.
3. Type the following commands and press enter after each one:
4. Restart computer.
- C:
- CD Windows\system32
- ren cmd.exe cmd.old
- ren magnify.exe cmd.exe
- ren cmd.old magnify.exe
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:
16. Restart the computer – system logs on to the User account without asking for password provided there is only one user account.
- C:
- CD Windows\system32
- ren magnify.exe cmd.old
- ren cmd.exe magnify.exe
- ren cmd.old cmd.exe
- exit
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