11/17/2018
RESET FORGOTTEN WINDOWS PASSWORD WITH SETUP/INSTALLATION DISK OR FLASH DRIVE:
If you have, or can borrow an available Windows Vista/7/10 installation/setup disk, the disk can help bypass Windows lost password without using any third-party software.
Step 1: Insert a Windows installation disk into your computer. Start/restart it and set computer to boot from the disk. Google, "Boot Computer from USB or CD", replacing, "Computer" with your make and model of PC, - to learn how to boot a computer from USB drive or boot your computer from CD/DVD if you need to.
Step 2: Wait while booting until the Install Windows screen appears. Then select your language and then click on the Next button.
Step 3: Click on Repair your computer.
Step 4: Wait and it will list your Windows and the drive letter where system is installed. Select to highlight Windows and click on the Next.
Step 5: In the System Recovery Options dialog, choose Command Prompt.
Step 6: The Command Prompt dialog opens. Execute the following command.
copy c:\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe
Then execute the following command, and answer "Yes" when asked to overwrite.
X:\Sources>copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\system32\utilman.exe
Step 7: Take out your Windows disk or flash drive and restart the computer.
Step 8: On the login screen, click on the little pie shaped icon at the bottom-left corner.
Step 9: The Command Prompt dialog opens. Run the command:
net user [username] [new password].
Just replace the [username] and the [new password] with your user name and new password. This way, you can bypass your Windows forgotten password and get a new one without using software but using the installation disk.
Step 10: Repeat the step 1-6 to open Command Prompt, and execute the following command and restart computer, so that you can reverse the changes you made.
