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bypassing_the_login_password [2025.08.01 21:16] – [6. Third-Party Tools (GUI-Based)] Steve Isenbergbypassing_the_login_password [2025.08.02 15:38] (current) – Steve Isenberg
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 ====== Regaining Access to a Windows Computer Without a Known Password ====== ====== Regaining Access to a Windows Computer Without a Known Password ======
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   * Boot into **Windows Recovery Environment** (Shift + Restart or via installation USB).   * Boot into **Windows Recovery Environment** (Shift + Restart or via installation USB).
   * Open **Command Prompt**.   * Open **Command Prompt**.
-  * Replace `Utilman.exe` with `cmd.exe`:+  * Replace ''Utilman.exe'' with ''cmd.exe'':
     <code>move c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.bak     <code>move c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.bak
 copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe</code> copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe</code>
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   - Boot into Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) or from a Windows installation USB/DVD.   - Boot into Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) or from a Windows installation USB/DVD.
   - Open a command prompt from the recovery options.   - Open a command prompt from the recovery options.
-  - Rename the original `osk.exe`: +  - Rename the original ''osk.exe'':\\ ''move C:\Windows\System32\osk.exe C:\Windows\System32\osk_backup.exe'' 
-    `move C:\Windows\System32\osk.exe C:\Windows\System32\osk_backup.exe` +  - Replace it with ''cmd.exe'':\\ ''copy C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\osk.exe''
-  - Replace it with `cmd.exe`: +
-    `copy C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\osk.exe`+
   - Reboot the machine.   - Reboot the machine.
   - At the login screen, click the On-Screen Keyboard icon.   - At the login screen, click the On-Screen Keyboard icon.
   - A command prompt opens instead.   - A command prompt opens instead.
   - Reset the password or create a new user:   - Reset the password or create a new user:
- +    * For example, to reset a password:\\ ''net user [username] [newpassword]'' 
-    For example, to reset a password: +    * Or to create a new admin user:\\ ''net user newuser newpassword /add''\\ ''net localgroup administrators newuser /add''
-    `net user [username] [newpassword]` +
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-    Or to create a new admin user: +
-    `net user newuser newpassword /add` +
-    `net localgroup administrators newuser /add`+
  
 ===== Limitations and Warnings ===== ===== Limitations and Warnings =====
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