Sometimes their cases where people forget their windows computer passwords. Instead of rushing to format your computer and losing your important files, there are simple steps you can follow to remove your password without losing your files. Follow the following guideline to see how it works. NOTE: This technique want not tested for linux operating system.
1. Create a bootable flash drive with windows 10 or windows 7 operating system.
2. Switch off your computer, insert your bootable flash drive into USB port of your computer.
3. Start the computer and immediately press f12 or enter key (depending on the type of computer) several times until the computer give you the option to boot it from USB drive.
4. Select Boot from USB drive from the options given. It will now boot from the flash drive.
5. Press Shift + f10 to open command prompt and type the following commands carefully.
Diskpart and press enter,
List volume and press enter.
Here you will see which partition has the operating system, in most cases it is labeled volume c.
Now exit the diskpart by typing exit. NOTE: you have exited diskpart but you are still in CMD.
6. Then follow this procedures carefully in command prompt.
Type C: and press enter.
Type cd windows and press enter.
Type cd system32 and press enter.
Type copy cmd.exe cmd1.exe and press enter (this makes backup for command prompt).
Type copy utilman.exe utilman1.exe and press enter (this makes backup for utilman.exe).
Type del utilman.exe and press enter (this will delete utilman.exe).
Type rename cmd.exe utilman.exe and press enter (this will rename cmd.exe to utilman.exe)
7. Now close command prompt and close windows installation window by clicking X buttons on the top right corner of each. Then remove bootable flash drive and start your computer normally without clicking f12.
8. Once your computer boot up normally, it will still ask for password but just click on the button as shown on the screenshot below and command prompt will open up.
9. Type control userpasswords2 and press enter.
10. A window will pop up asking you to insert new password of your choice, you can leave it blank if you wish and press apply then okay
11. Now log in with the password you inserted or just click enter if you left the passwords blank while you were modifying your password.
There you go. You have your own password or you have removed the password successfully.
NOTE: You must At least have basic computer skills to undertake this process, any harm you may cause to your computer is up to you. Please follow the steps carefully in case you forget your computer password.
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