Windows Password Removal

I thought Windows with an MS account could not have password removed.

I just saw that Hiren's "Windows Login Unlocker" works.

Guess I'll have to throw Hiren back on my Ventoy flash drives.

I almost never come across an MS account PC and just believed all the info on can't be done. Maybe other unlockers works as well.

Clear Windows Password - Local Account

Boot to Debian based Linux

sudo apt install chntpw

navigate to windows/system32/config folder

open command prompt

chntpw -l SAM (will list users - use small letter "L" not number "one")

chntpw -u USERNAME SAM

1 clear password

then do logical progression

Let me count the ways of doing this

. . . but if you have a flash drive with Debian on it, why bother looking for another way?

Just apt get to it :)

Bypass Windows 10 Password

Through recovery or usb linux
System32 folder
Rename Utilman.exe to Utilman1 then cmd to Utilman
If Utilman not there
Rename Magnify to Magnify1 then cmd to Magnify
Reboot
net user
net user george * (if space use quotes)
When asked for password just press enter
Through recovery or usb Linux
Reverse renaming to original

If Microsoft account
Add Admin account
net user Newname /add
net localgroup Administrators Newname /add

https://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

download this iso

cd140201.zip (~18MB) - Bootable CD image

press enter to boot to default settings

should see your windows

1 enter

1 enter

1 enter

You likely want to only clear pswd for user admin

You could unlock and enable built in admin

Clear password

q = quit editing user

be sure to write the file "y" before closing program

Full command prompt syntax - check drive letter

move X:\windows\system32\utilman.exe X:\windows\system32\utilman.exe.bak

copy X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe X:\windows\system32\utilman.exe

reboot (will reboot pc from command prompt)

Password Checker

You may wish to check your password against a database of previously exposed passwords.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords

Password Windows 10

Try these programs:
I have had lazesoft work and not work
http://www.lazesoft.com/download.html

or

This sets up a new admin user
Boot your Windows 10 installation (a live linux will also work)
Once the setup begins, hit Shift+F10.
move c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe
Use the command “wpeutil reboot” to restart the machine.
At the login screen, click the Utility Manager
net user /add
net localgroup administrators /add
Delete the utilman.exe and remove the .bak from the original.
This adds an admin user to reset the original user's password. Delete the user when done.

https://www.howtogeek.com/222262/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-password-in-windows-10/

Crack Windows Logon Password

Go to this link:
http://www.howtogeek.com/96630/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-windows-password-the-easy-way/

booting to repair and using command prompt
copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\
copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe
Once you get to the login screen, hit the Shift key 5 times
net user "user name" 'MyNewPassword" (without quotes)

or

kon-boot
cmd admin
netuser to find name
netuser *
hit enter twice

if not work

linux
system32
utilman.exe rename to old
copy cmd.exe to linux desktop
rename to utilman.exe
copy to system32
boot to windows
do the same as in kon-boot
change password or delete by hiting enter twice

back to linux and restore utilman.exe.old to original

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYi-ZfZCVJg

How long to brute force your password

How Secure Is My Password?

How Secure Is My Password? Enter it here and immediately know how long a brute force would take. Wow, a word would take 5 hours but add some numbers and the time boosts to 15 thousand years.

Hat tip: Be Your Own Boss

Bypass Windows 7 Logon Password

How To Bypass Windows 7 Logon Password In Three Steps

Have you forgot your XP, Vista or Windows 7 logon password? Sure, there are a few workarounds to access your account using a bootable Linux CD but they are time consuming and boring as you need to go through a long procedure.

Bypass windows 7 logon password

In this guide, we will show you how to bypass a Windows 7 logon password in just two steps. And we are using a free tool to make this happen. So, here is the procedure to bypass Windows 7 logon password:Download

Kon-Boot CD-ISO ZIP