{"id":1795,"date":"2013-01-13T13:37:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-13T13:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2013-01-13T13:41:52","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T13:41:52","slug":"how-to-unlock-windows-8-administrator-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-windows-8-administrator-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock Windows 8 Administrator Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever forgotten your administrator password? Have you ever bought a used Windows 8 computer with a password on it? Well, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Reset Windows Password<\/a> utility is an advanced bootable utility, which allows you to unlock Windows 8 administrator account easily. It works in any situation that you&#8217;re locked out of your own computer, such as the administrator account is locked out or disabled, or you just simply forgot the password. Let&#8217;s explain the procedure of unlocking Windows 8 administrator account using a CD or USB flash drive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Unlock Windows 8 Administrator Account?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, you will need to download the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Reset Windows Password<\/a> utility on a Windows PC that you can access. This can be your work PC, or a friend or family member&#8217;s PC.<\/li>\n<li>Unzip the download file and you&#8217;ll get the ResetWindowsPwd.iso file. Just burn this bootable ISO image to a CD or USB flash drive using ISO2Disc software.<\/li>\n<li>Next, insert the CD or USB flash drive into your locked Windows 8 computer and boot the computer from it. If you don&#8217;t know how to set your computer to boot from CD or USB drive, please refer to this guide:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-set-your-computer-to-boot-from-cd-or-usb-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Boot A Computer from CD or USB Drive<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The computer will load the mini operating system inside the CD or USB flash drive and open up the\u00a0<strong>Reset Windows Password<\/strong>\u00a0window as follow.\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/windows_pwd_small.png\" alt=\"Reset Windows Password\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Choose your desired Windows SAM registry hive from the drop-down list.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the administrator account and then click on\u00a0<strong>Reset Password<\/strong>\u00a0button. 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