Reset your Windows password if you can't log in
4 min readJun 18, 2023
Requirements
- A bootable USB drive with a Windows image in it
- Few minutes of your time
❌❌❌❌The problem❌❌❌❌
✅✅✅✅✅The Solution✅✅✅✅✅
1. Insert your USB drive into the workstation because its time to use it
2. Restart the PC (for VMs) / Shutdown and power it on(not for VMs) and press F12 (may differ from the brand) to be able to boot from the USB
3. Click Next
4. Click Repair your computer
5. Click Troubleshoot
6. Click Command Prompt
7. Enter regedit
8. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
9. Click File > Load Hive
10. Go to the drive where Windows is stored (in my case D:)
11. Click Windows
12. Click System32
13. Click config
14. Double click on SYSTEM
15. Enter 1234 (doesn't matter what you enter) and click OK
16. Select the folder you named just now
17. Select Setup
18. Double-click CmdLine
19. Enter “cmd.exe” if a value isn't there and click OK
20. Double-click SetupType
21. Enter “2” and click OK
22. Select the folder again
23. Click Unload Hive > Click yes if prompted
Now close the window and close the command prompt window also
24. Click CONTINUE
25. Now while your Operating System loads it should open cmd automatically
26. See list of users available
27. net user username newPassword
27. net user username “” (for no password)
28. Enter exit
