{"id":4572,"date":"2015-01-20T14:40:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T14:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=4572"},"modified":"2015-01-20T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T14:45:17","slug":"bypass-windows-password-with-freeware-ubcd4win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/bypass-windows-password-with-freeware-ubcd4win\/","title":{"rendered":"Bypass Windows Password with Freeware UBCD4Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Locked out of a computer but need to be able to log in as a local admin? What you need to do is set up a UBCD4Win (also known as Ultimate Boot CD for Windows) live CD, boot up the computer with it and run the NTPWEdit tool to clear forgotten Windows password.<\/p>\n

UBCD4Win is based on BartPE, and it requires the Windows XP CD (with SP1 or SP2). This article we’ll walk through the steps required to create a UBCD4Win bootable CD and then use it to bypass Windows administrator password.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> UBCD4Win is a freeware so don’t expect it to work with domain controllers. If you want to find a more powerful yet easy-to-use password recovery software, try the PCUnlocker Live CD<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Part 1: Create A UBCD4Win Bootable CD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Download the freeware UBCD4Win from its official website<\/a>. The download is pretty big (about 269Mb), so expect to wait a while if your network connection is slow.<\/li>\n
  2. After installing, start the UBCD4Win (UBCD4WinBuilder.exe) program. Point the “Source” path to your Windows XP setup CD or Windows 2003 installation CD. However, Vista is not yet supported as a source.\n

    \"UBCD4Win-PE-Builder\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. Insert a blank CD, select “Burn to CD\/DVD” and click Build<\/strong>. The whole process will take a little while.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Part 2: Bypass Windows Admin Password<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Once the CD has been created, go to the BIOS and make sure your CD-ROM is set as the first boot device. Start up the computer with UBCD4Win in the CD-ROM and you will have some boot options. Choose the “Launch The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows” option.\n

      \"ubcd4win-boot-menu\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. It will take a few minutes to load fully, but when it does you should see a Windows XP like interface. Once there, go to Start > Programs > Password Tools > NTPWEdit.\n

      \"ubcd4win\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    3. Once the utility is open, you need to click the (Re)open<\/b> button to open up the SAM file which should show you the list of local system accounts for your Windows installation. Select the Administrator account and click on Change Password<\/b>.\n

      \"nwpwedit\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    4. Type your new password twice, or leave the password fields blank if you want to clear the password. Click OK<\/b>.\n

      \"change-admin-password\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    5. Restart the computer, remove the UBCD4Win Live CD from the drive, and you should be able to log into Windows administrator account with the new password you’ve set.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Locked out of a computer but need to be able to log in as a local admin? What you need to do is set up a UBCD4Win (also known as Ultimate Boot CD for Windows) live CD, boot up the computer with it and run the NTPWEdit tool to clear forgotten Windows password. UBCD4Win is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[247,2056,2055,2057,2058],"class_list":["post-4572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-free-software","category-tips-tricks","tag-bypass-windows-password","tag-how-to-use-ubcd4win","tag-ubcd4win","tag-ubcd4win-password-reset","tag-ultimate-boot-cd-for-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4572"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4582,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4572\/revisions\/4582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}