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1. Boot from Windows PE or Windows RE and access the command prompt. 2. Find the drive where Windows is installed and copy sethc.exe to replace it later. 3. Replace sethc.exe with cmd.exe to get a command prompt at startup. 4. At the prompt, use "net user" commands to reset the password. 5. Replace sethc.exe to restore the system.

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Password

1. Boot from Windows PE or Windows RE and access the command prompt. 2. Find the drive where Windows is installed and copy sethc.exe to replace it later. 3. Replace sethc.exe with cmd.exe to get a command prompt at startup. 4. At the prompt, use "net user" commands to reset the password. 5. Replace sethc.exe to restore the system.

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Solution 4: Reset Windows 7 Password From the Command Prompt

In the Command Prompt you can monitor all the user of the computer by typing some commands. Step 1: Press Win Key+R and type cmd in the Run command box and hit enter to open command prompt. And then type net user in the command prompt and hit Enter. The Command Prompt will show you all accounts on the Windows 7 PC.

Step 2: Type net user xyz (xyz is the locked admin accounts name and 123 is the new password) and press Enter. Now you have successfully created a new password on the locked admin account.

Step 3: Type shutdown -r -t 00 and press Enter. Your Windows 7 PC should be rebooted automatically and then you can log in Windows 7 with the new password. It is a simple and easy way to change the password of any users from the Command Prompt. The drawback of this technique is that you cant solve Windows 7 password recovery troubles if you do not have the Administrator Privileges. There are so many methods to solve your trouble with Windows 7 password lost, of which depends on your convenience. If you have another available Windows 7 admin account in hand, it will take less time to change Windows 7 password in Control Panel. Go forword with Start button and follow its guide to remove or change the Windows password instantly.

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To reset a forgotten administrator password, follow these steps:


1. Boot from Windows PE or Windows RE and access the command prompt. 2. Find the drive letter of the partition where Windows is installed. In Vista and Windows XP, it is usually C:, in Windows 7, it is D: in most cases because the first partition contains Startup Repair. To find the drive letter, type C: (or D:, respectively) and search for the Windows folder. Note that Windows PE (RE) usually resides on X:. 3. Type the following command (replace c: with the correct drive letter if Windows is not located on C:): copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\ This creates a copy of sethc.exe to restore later. 4. Type this command to replace sethc.exe with cmd.exe: copy /y c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe Reboot your computer and start the Windows installation where you forgot the administrator password. 5. After you see the logon screen, press the SHIFT key five times. 6. You should see a command prompt where you can enter the following command to reset the Windows password (see screenshot above): net user your_user_name new_password If you dont know your user name, just type net user to list the available user names. 7. You can now log on with the new password. I recommend that you replace sethc.exe with the copy you stored in the root folder of your system drive in step 3. For this, you have to boot up again with Windows PE or RE because you cant replace system files while the Windows installation is online. Then you have to enter this command: copy /y c:\sethc.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

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