{"id":2792,"date":"2013-07-20T03:39:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T03:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=2792"},"modified":"2013-07-20T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T13:41:30","slug":"how-to-reset-windows-8-login-password-without-using-third-party-boot-cd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-windows-8-login-password-without-using-third-party-boot-cd\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Windows 8 Login Password without Using Third-Party Boot CD"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m locked out of my computer because I forgot my Windows 8 password<\/a>. What can I do? To help you out if (when) you forget your Windows 8 password, here we’ll show you a simple trick which allows you to reset forgotten Windows 8 login password without using third-party boot CD. No need to download or install anything on your computer.<\/p>\n

This trick requires you to replace the Ease of Access Center application (utilman.exe) with Command Prompt program. In the bottom-left corner of the Windows 8 logon screen sits the Ease of Access button. Click on it, you’ll find many Accessibility options such as the Magnifier, High Contrast Theme, Narrator and On Screen Keyboard. It’s a great feature for disabled people but it opens up a security hole that we can take advantage of to bypass Windows 8 password<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Reset Windows 8 Login Password without Using Third-Party Boot CD?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before getting started, you need to create a Windows 8 Recovery Drive<\/a> using another Windows 8 PC. If you don’t have another Windows 8 PC, you’ll have to bug one of your friends to use theirs.<\/p>\n

Boot your locked Windows 8 PC from the Windows 8 Recovery Drive (you might have to adjust the BIOS to allow booting from the CD). You’ll see the recovery screen. click on the Troubleshoot<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n

\"recovery-mode\"<\/p>\n

Now select Advanced Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"troubleshoot\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In a moment you’ll see the Advanced options screen, as shown below. Click the Command Prompt<\/strong> option to open up a Command Prompt window.<\/p>\n

\"advanced-options\"<\/p>\n

Type diskpart<\/b> command and press Enter. Next type list vol<\/b> and press Enter, you’ll see a list of your disk partitions, from which you can easily find your Windows 8 installation partition. In our case D<\/b> is the drive letter of my Windows 8 installation.<\/p>\n

\"Diskpart\"<\/p>\n

Type exit<\/b> command to exit the DiskPart utility.<\/p>\n

Next enter the following commands one by one. Make sure to replace D<\/b> in the first command to the appropriate drive letter for your Windows 8 partition, if it’s different in your case.<\/p>\n

D:\r\ncd windows\r\ncd system32\r\nren Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.bak\r\ncopy cmd.exe Utilman.exe<\/pre>\n
\"Replace<\/p>\n
These commands will replace the Utilman.exe (Ease of Access) with the Command Prompt (cmd.exe). Now you can go ahead and reboot your machine.<\/p>\n
Once booted to the login screen, click the Ease of Access button at the bottom left corner. It will open a Command Prompt window instead of the Ease of Access menu.<\/p>\n
\"Login<\/p>\n
Type net user<\/b> command and press Enter, it will list the exact names of all the user accounts available in your Windows 8 system.<\/p>\n
Enter the command below to reset a lost or forgotten password. In this example, we will be changing top-password’s password to 123456.<\/p>\n
net user top-password.com 123456<\/pre>\n
Replace top-password.com with the name of your user account.<\/p>\n
\"Reset<\/p>\n
Type exit<\/b> command and press Enter. You’ll return back to the login screen.<\/p>\n
Now you should be able to log into your PC using the new password.<\/p>\n
After getting into Windows 8, please remember to rename the Utilman.exe.bak back to Utilman.exe. That’s it \u2013 you have successfully reset your forgotten Windows 8 password without using third-party boot CD.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n
While this trick works, there are other ways to reset lost Windows 8 password that are far easier. PCUnlocker<\/a>, for example, is a powerful, WinPE-based tool that can blank Windows 8\/7\/Vista\/XP password in fewer steps and much less time! PCUnlocker also supports password resetting for Microsoft account in Windows 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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