Due to numerous requests from readers, I decided to write a detailed and simple instructions, how to reset password from account user at any Windows versions: 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP.
So, you turned on the computer, and the system asks you to enter a password to log in. You enter the user's password, but it does not match: the “invalid password” error appears. What to do if no password is suitable, but you need to log in? There is a solution - you can reset your password using special program, recorded on a bootable USB flash drive. Now I’ll tell you how to create such a flash drive.

You will need to briefly use any others computer. To do this, you can contact a relative, friend, neighbor, maybe you have a computer at work - I think this is not a problem now.

So, we sit down at another computer or laptop. Insert any flash drive into it:

Download free program to reset Windows passwords – . You can download it from the official website (or from my Yandex.Disk):

Run the downloaded file lsrmphdsetup.exe:Install the program as usual: i.e. We agree with everything and press the ““ button in all windows. Next" In the last installation window, click the “ Finish” – the program will start automatically and its shortcut will be created on the desktop:

In the start window, click the button Burn Bootable CD/USB Disk Now!(“Burn bootable CD/ USB disk right now"):

In the next window select Windows version, which is installed on the computer where we will then reset the password. Not on the list Windows 10, but it’s not scary: if you have a “ten”, then choose here Windows 8.1 with your bit depth.

By the way, on one of the forums I saw a message that you can create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 8.1 64-bit, and it will be suitable for resetting the password on any version of Windows (I checked on Windows 10 64-bit and on Windows 7 64-bit - so and is):

After you have selected the desired version of Windows, click the “ Next”:

In the next window, place a marker on the item USB Flash and select the letter of our flash drive (it is already inserted into the computer). In my case, the letter of the flash drive: F.
Then press the button “ Start”:

The program will take some time to load necessary components from the Microsoft website:

After this the program will ask: “ Should you format your USB drive now?“All files, if they are on the flash drive, will be deleted. Press the button “ Yes”:

Now we wait until the bootable USB flash drive is created:

At the end of the process, press the button “ Finish”:

All! The bootable USB flash drive with the password reset program is ready. We take it out and take it to our computer.

Insert the bootable USB flash drive into your computer. And now comes the most important, and at the same time, the most difficult moment for those who will be doing this for the first time. We need configure the computer to boot from our flash drive .

Those who know how to boot a computer from a flash drive can go straight to the end of this article. For those who don’t know how to boot from a flash drive, I’ll try to explain as clearly as possible:

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In order to “force” the computer to boot differently than usual (i.e. with hard drive), and from the device we need (in our case - from a flash drive) - we need to enable a certain setting in Bios computer.

To get into this very Bios, we must immediately after turning on the computer press a certain key on the keyboard (and press not just once, but many, many times until we see the BIOS on the screen).

On different computers On laptops this key is different:

• The most commonly used key is Delete(or Del ).
• You can also often call up the BIOS using the key F2(and on some laptops Fn+F2 ).
• Keys are used less frequently Esc, F1, F6 and others.

In general, immediately after you press the Power button on your computer or laptop, do not wait for Windows to start loading, but immediately start pressing the key many times Delete on keyboard. After a few seconds (5-10) you should see Bios.

If nothing like this appears, and your Windows starts loading as usual, then we don’t wait for anything else: we restart our computer again (you can directly use the Reset button) and try pressing another key many times - F2.

If you don’t get into the BIOS again, reboot the computer again and try pressing the next key - Esc. After F6 etc. But hopefully you won't have to experiment for so long: in the vast majority of cases, either the Delete or F2 key works.

By the way, a hint about which key to load the BIOS usually flashes at the bottom of the screen immediately after turning on the computer. But for some reason no one looks at her, or does not have time to look at her.

On different computers Bios different, and it looks different for everyone.

For example, on my computer it looks like this:

On another computer it will be like this:

On the third computer it’s like this:
That is, I say this because it is almost impossible to write separate instructions for each Bios.

The main thing that anyone who needs to configure booting from a flash drive should know: in the BIOS (no matter how it looks like for you) you need to find the section where the word is present Boot(from English “Loading”). By using the arrows on the keyboard to navigate to this section, we set it to first place in the list of boot devices flash drive.

In Bios, the flash drive may be displayed with its own name (for example, Transcend), or as USB-HDD; There are other options. One thing is important: it must be selected as the first device from which the computer will boot.

Usually the flash drive is “raised” to first place using the arrows on the keyboard, or the keys +/- , or F5/F6.

Having set the setting we need in Bios, we must leave it, not forgetting to save the changes made. To do this you need to go to the section Exit(it’s usually the last one) – and there select the item “ Save and Exit” (“Save and Exit”). And then confirm once again that we are leaving by clicking “ Yes”.

That's all: if you did everything correctly, the computer will reboot and boot from the flash drive (press the Delete key again, or F2, or something else - no need!).

Many people don’t even want to get involved with the creation bootable flash drive with any software, because They are afraid that they still won’t be able to configure the computer to boot from it. I tried to describe this entire process of booting from a flash drive in as much detail as possible. If you have mastered this text, I hope it has become at least a little clearer and now all that remains is to practice.

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So, I created a bootable USB flash drive with a password reset program on another computer. I insert this flash drive into my computer and turn it on.

Immediately I press the key many, many times Delete on keyboard. After a few seconds I get into Bios.

Using the arrows on the keyboard, I go to the section Boot(although in my Bios you can work with the mouse - in older versions of Bios this will not work).

Here my first device now is HDD (ACHI PO: WDC WD50...):
I select this line using the arrow on the keyboard and press the key Enter. A list of devices from which you can boot opens. In my case, this is a hard drive and my flash drive (it is listed here twice). We raise to the first place in the list - flash drive(if there is a choice: USB or UEFI, then choose UEFI). We do this using the arrows on the keyboard or keys +/- , or F5/F6:

Now the flash drive is in first place in the list of boot devices:

Now we exit here, saving the changes. To do this, move the arrow on the keyboard to the last section Exit. Select the line Save Changes and Exit- press the key Enter:

Then select Yes:

After a while, a menu opens in which, using the key Enter we select an item Lazesoft Live CD:

Wait while it downloads:

In the next window, check that the item is selected Reset Windows Password(“Reset Windows Password”) and press the button Next:

A window will pop up with a message about non-commercial use of the program - click Yes:

Click again Next:

In the next window highlight the username, whose password will be reset and click Next:

Click on the button RESET/UNLOCK:

The password has been successfully reset - click OK. Then Finish:

We go to “ Start” and press Reboot Computer("To restart a computer"):

Click OK:

After the computer restarts, we can login to windows without password!

A password is the most important tool to protect user data from viewing and use by third parties. However, an unlearned password can also turn against the user himself. And if, for example, recovering a password from an account on any website will not be a problem, then gaining access to your account Windows entries Questions may already arise. But there is a solution, and this is the Windows Password Recovery utility.

In fact, quite a few users find themselves in such a situation as losing the password for their Windows login account. In most cases, users resort to a complete reinstallation of the operating system, which can be avoided if you use the Windows Password Recovery utility to recover your password.

Windows utility Password Recovery is an effective tool that allows you to recover or completely reset your password, as well as create a new administrator account or completely delete an existing one. The utility successfully recovers passwords for Windows 10 and lower versions of this operating system.

Password recovery progress from Windows utility Password Recovery:

1. First of all, you will need to install the utility on any other working computer in order to create bootable media.

2. After launching the utility, you will be prompted to create boot disk or flash drive. note that trial version The program can only create a bootable CD, and to create a bootable flash drive you will need to purchase full version programs.

3. Go to tab « Advanced Recovery» , where you will need to select the version of Windows for the computer on which the password will be recovered.

4. Return to the first tab. You will see that a third item has appeared on the screen, allowing you to save an ISO image with the utility to your computer. Subsequently, you can create a boot disk or flash drive using any other program convenient for you.

5. If you create a boot disk (free version) via Windows program Password Recovery, then all you have to do is click the button "Next" , and then "Burn" for the program to begin creating bootable media.

6. The process will begin, which will take a few minutes.

7. Once the process of writing bootable media is completed, a window will appear on the screen indicating the success of the procedure.

8. Now, armed bootable media, you will need to connect it to the computer on which the password will be recovered, and then enter the BIOS and set the disk or flash drive as the main boot device.

9. If everything was done correctly, the following window will appear on the screen:

10. After waiting for the utility to finish loading, you will need to select the Windows disk on the screen on which the password will be reset.

11. Select the account in which the password will be reset, and just below, select the appropriate action: remove the password, change the password, delete the administrator account, create a new administrator account.

12. In our example we change Old Password to a new one, therefore, in the next program window we will need to enter the new password twice.

13. After completing the procedure, you just have to restart your computer in normal mode. Ready!

Features of Windows Password Recovery:

• The utility has free version, but there is one caveat: it works purely in trial mode, not allowing you to delete and reset passwords for Windows 8 and other versions of this OS, as well as delete an administrator account or create a new one. To complete these steps, you will need to purchase the paid version;
• The utility works with operating systems Windows XP and higher;
• The utility successfully resets and recovers the administrator password for Windows 10 and lower versions of this OS;
• Allows you to delete an existing administrator account or create a new one.

Windows Password Recovery is effective tool both for ordinary users and for professionals who repair computers. Despite the lack of Russian language support, the utility is extremely easy to use, and therefore can be recommended to everyone for quickly gaining access to a locked computer.

Passwords help protect your account on operating systems from outside users. However, it also happens that they are forgotten, and it is not possible to get into the system from an administrator account, and you don’t have the installation media with you. In this case, you will have to reset the password using slightly non-standard methods.

Removing the password from Windows 7 without installation media

If you are unable to download a password reset disk for Windows 7, you can use one of the methods suggested below. Both involve solving a problem using system utilities. To do this, you do not need to download a Windows 7 password reset disk or a full system image. However, it is recommended to strictly follow the instructions, since both methods involve working with the interface "Consoles".

There is no need to try to reset your Windows 7 password using third-party software, as this will lead to certain problems.

Method 1: Command Line

This is the most versatile, simple and safe way change the password on Windows 7 without knowing the old one. If necessary, you can later simply remove the new password from the operating system. To perform this method, you will need to be able to log into the OS interface, even from a guest account. Usually this is always there by default.

The Guest account has some limitations compared to the Administrator account. By default, they apply to making any changes to the OS, for example, installing/uninstalling programs, editing some documents, downloading content from the network. Restrictions on use "Command line" no by default.

The instructions for this method are as follows:

1. 1. Press the key combination Win+R.
   2. In the line that opens, enter cmd and click Enter.

1. 1. Will start "Command line". First, you need to find out the number of users, their powers and logins in the operating system. To do this, enter the command net user and click Enter.

1. 1. A list of all operating system users is displayed. You need to find the administrator account login. This will be easy to do if there are only two accounts in the OS.
   2. Now write the command net user administrator_login new_password. Example command: net user Admin 123456. Press Enter.

1. After applying the command, restart your computer and log into the administrator account with a new password.

Method 2: Recovery Menu

This method can be dangerous, as it involves disconnecting the computer from power while it is running. However, a single use should not cause much harm.

The bottom line is this:

1. 1. Restart your computer if it was turned on or turn it on if it was turned off.
   2. When Windows starts loading, turn it off abruptly. For example, press the power button or unplug the power cable.
   3. Then reconnect the power and turn on the PC.
   4. Instead of standard Windows startup the screen should open "Windows Error Recovery", that is, recovery from an error.
   5. You will be offered several options for starting the operating system. Select "Launch Startup Repair". In the Russian version it may be called "Run boot repair".

1. 1. The system will begin loading. You may see a window asking for permission to perform a system restore procedure ( "System Restore"). Cancel by clicking on "Cancel".

1. 1. A recovery error message appears. Click on the item "View problem details".

1. 1. Start text file with a description of the problem. Here you need to click on the item "File" V top menu. From the drop-down list, click on the item "Open".

1. Will open "Conductor" Windows with access to everyone system files. You need to go to the following path: C:\Windows\System32.
2. Here, find and rename one of these files utilman.exe or sethc.exe, adding the postscript bak or old to the name of one of them. If these files are not displayed in Explorer, then in the column "File Type" set the value "All files".
3. Now find the cmd.exe file. Copy it and paste it in the same directory.
4. Rename the copied file to "utilman" or "sethc". No need to rename the file to "utilman", if in step 10 you added a postscript to the file "sethc" and vice versa.
5. You can close "Notebook" and press "Finish". After this, the system will reboot.
6. Wait for the starter to load Windows screen and click on the icon "Special abilities", if you renamed the file to "utilman". If you renamed it to "sethc", then you will need to press the key five times Shift.

This way you will have access to "Command line" without having any access to the system. In the interface "Consoles" you will have to do the following:

1. 1. If you do not know the exact name of the administrator account, then enter the command net user. It will display all data regarding system users, including their status.

1. 1. Now write this command: net user Administrator account name new password. Example command, net user Admin 123456. Press Enter.

1. Restart your computer and try logging in with the new password you set.

The methods discussed above help you reset your password on Windows 7 without using a disk with an OS image. However, it is recommended to create a system recovery image on a flash drive ( installation disk) and reset through it.

How to reset your password in Windows 7 using Password & Registry Editor. As you know, anything can happen in life, you can even forget the password to log into Windows, and if this happens, then you can easily reset the password in Windows 7, the good news is that the whole procedure is not at all complicated.

If you have forgotten your password, and you do not have Win 7, but XP or Win 8, then the option discussed below will also suit you. If you are reading these lines and do not have Forgotten password problems, then I recommend reading to the end and taking into account the information received.

And who knows, you might need help pretty girl who forgot her login password. An excellent chance to visit and heroically return access to the PC to the lovely lady, and then... And then I think it’s clear. Young woman VK is sitting, and you are smoking on the balcony! ;-)

Algorithm of actions:
- Create a bootable “USB” with a program size of only (4.12 MB).
— Procedure for resetting a password in Windows 7.

As has already become clear, you need a regular flash drive, pre-formatted in “ FAT32" You can read how to format a USB flash drive in the article (Creating a bootable USB flash drive with Windows).

Creating a flash drive to reset your password.

Next we need to select the partition where Windows is located. In my case it is " / dev/ sda1 " Opposite each section on the left you can see numbers (1 2 3 4). The required section is selected using these numbers. That is, to choose mine " / dev/ sda1 "and it is located opposite the unit, I need to enter " 1 " and press " Enter»

Once you decide on the section, and press “Enter”, let’s see what happens next! As can be seen from the last line, the program itself found the section “ Windows/ System32/ Config"Okay, that's how it should be. This section contains the “SAM” file, this is what the program needs, it contains the “Hash” of passwords.

Here we just click “ Enter»

Next, let's look at what the program offers us. In this case, we are interested in (Password reset), that is, resetting passwords. This parameter is located under the number " 1 "so enter 1 and, as usual, click " Enter»

Now the program again offers several options for action. Namely, open the system registry editor with the “ 9 “- this is not interesting to us at all!

We are interested in the first option, enter the number “1” and Enter

It is at this stage that the most interesting part comes. The program showed us all existing users in the system. Our task is to select the user who needs to reset the password
(Well, you should have decided on this a long time ago!)

More details about what's here and how: Here we see in the column “ RID» unique number for each user. Below I will explain why we need this “ RID"needed. Next, the “Username” column lists all existing users in the system.

Admin: Actually, soon we will reset the password for this user. In a collumn " Admin? “You can see what he represents, in this case he has the rights of “Administrator”.

User: A normal account that does not have administrator rights.

4<8=8 AB@0 B>@ : This is our built-in administrator account. The inscription in this form is due to the Russian-language version of Windows.

> ABL: This doesn’t interest us at all, since this is “Guest”

To reset a user's password, you need to enter it " RID" or his name if it is in English. We will reset the password using "RID" since entering the name is easy, and there is a feature with "RID" that is worth knowing about.

If you look at the penultimate line, you can see in it the following fragment of text “ 0 x< RID> " this means that the user number must be entered with " 0 x" That is, RID Admin is like this “ 03 e8 " means you need to enter " 0 x03 e8 ».

I enter " 0 x03 e8 " and Enter

Now the program knows which user to work with and will offer us 4 options for action.

1 – Reset password, in other words, the user will not have a password.
2 – In this option, you can set a password for the user. Win 7 doesn't work.
3 – Promote the user to administrator if he is not one.
4 – If the user is blocked by the admin, you can unblock him.

In this case, we are interested in resetting the user’s password, so we type “ 1 " and Enter

We observe the message "" good!!! The password reset was successful. But it’s too early to reboot and break into the system without a password, since you need to shut down the program correctly and save all changes!

Enter " Exclamation mark(!)" and again, as always, Enter

That's all, the work of resetting the password is finished. All that remains is to press the key combination “CTRL + ALT + DELETE” and the computer will reboot. Now you can log in as Admin without a password.

As we see, in fact reset windows password It’s not difficult and any user can perform these steps. I advise you to get yourself a flash drive with this program, just in case.

If you have questions on this topic or additions, write in the comments, I will be glad!

Nowadays, there are practically no fundamental means of protection against hacking. computer devices and gaining access to the user's personal confidential information.

Setting an administrator password is also not very effective in protecting your computer, since there are at least several ways to hack and bypass it.

Hack the Administrator's password and log in using his account - easily and effortlessly

What these methods are will be discussed in this article.

Tip 1. Reset your password using the Command Interpreter in Windows

To do this, we sequentially perform the following steps:

• Click “Start” and select “All Programs”;
• in the tabs that open, click “Standard” and literally in the first lines of the list we see the “Run” option;
• V command line“Run”, enter “cmd” and “Ok”;

  In the “Run” command line we write “cmd”

• A Command Interpreter window opens in front of us, into which we write the command “control userpasswords2”, then press “Enter;

  In the Command Interpreter window, enter the command “control userpasswords2” and click “OK”

• “User Accounts” appears on the screen – in the “Users” field, select the account we need;

  In the "Users" field, select the account we need

• uncheck the option “Require username and password”, then “Apply” and “Ok”;

  Uncheck the "Require username and password" checkbox

• in the “Automatic login” window that opens, enter and confirm the password or leave these fields empty, click “Ok”, “Ok” again;

  In the "Automatic login" window that appears, enter the password or leave the field empty.

• close the command line window and restart our computer.

Tip 2. Reset the password for the Administrator account in Safe Mode

To reset the built-in “Administrator” account, we proceed step by step, according to the instructions below.

Step 1. Restart the computer and press the F8 key while loading.

To enter Safe Mode when you turn on or restart the computer, press the F8 key

Step 2. In the menu that appears, we are asked to select one of the additional options for loading the Windows operating system - select “Safe Mode”.

In the menu of additional boot options, select Safe Mode

Step 3. Next, log in to the system using the built-in Administrator account, which usually does not have a password by default. To do this, enter “Administrator” or the same word in Russian in the login field. Leave the password field blank and just press “Enter.”

In safe mode, select the non-password-protected built-in Administrator account

Step 4: A window will appear warning you that Windows is in Safe Mode, click confirmation “Yes”.

Click "Yes" to continue working in Safe Mode

Step 5. We start working in security mode - as soon as the desktop loads, click the following sequence of options:

Start –> Control Panel –> User Accounts

In Safe Mode, select "User Accounts"

Step 6. Place the cursor over the user name whose password you need to edit or reset, and click on this account icon.

Step 7. In the menu that appears on the left, select the “Change Password” item, enter a new password and confirm it. If we are simply resetting the password, then we leave this field empty.

In the menu on the left, select the “Change Password” option, then enter a new password and then confirm it

Step 8. Click the “Change Password” button.

Enter the password and confirm it

Step 9. First close the “User Accounts” window, then the “Control Panel” window.

Step 10. Reboot the computer.

Tip 3. How to reset the password for the built-in Administrator account

This advice will be useful to those who are faced with a problem when the built-in account is protected by a password, which we, of course, conveniently forgot. So, we act according to the instructions below:

1. We need a CD (or flash drive) with a set of resuscitation programs for Windows recovery, which we insert into the drive, after which we restart our computer.

   A recovery disk is ideal for system recovery.

2. When starting the computer, enter the BIOS by pressing the “Dilete” key.

   Entering the BIOS using the Dilete key while restarting the computer

3. In the BIOS, we change the installation priority and assign the computer to boot from the CD-ROM. Next, we place our boot disk with the operating system in the drive and reboot the PC.

   In the BIOS we set boot priority from CD-ROM

4. After the computer boots from the CD-ROM, the recovery disk menu appears on the screen, in which we select the edited copy of Windows and go to “System Restore”.

   In editable copies of Windows select "System Restore"

5. Next, in the dialog settings of this window, click “Command Line”.

   In the System Recovery Options dialog box, select Command Prompt

6. In the command field that opens, enter “regedit” and confirm the command with the Enter key.
7. Find and select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section, and select File from the menu, and then Load hive.

   Find and select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section

8. We need to open the SAM file, then select the section HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\hive_name\SAM\Domains\Account\Users\000001F4, then double-click on the F key and go to the very first value in line 038 - the number 11, as shown in the photo.

   Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.. and double-click on the F key

9. We replace this number with the number 10, while being very careful, since only this number needs to be changed; other values ​​are strictly prohibited from being touched.

   We replace this number “11” with the number “10”

10. In the same section HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\hive_name\SAM\Domains\Account\Users\000001F4, select the File menu, then Load hive and then “Yes” - confirm the unloading of the hive.

    Select the menu File - Load hive and confirm unloading the hive

11. Now we close the registry editor, as well as the entire installation process, take out our disk and reboot the computer.

Hack the Administrator password in Windows 8

The Windows 8 operating system has its own simple way to reset the Administrator password. All you need to do to do this is follow the steps below:

Step 1. Go to the “System Restore” section, and then the “Diagnostics” console, where we select the “Advanced options” section.

Go to "Diagnostics" and select "Advanced options"

Step 2. Go to the command line and enter the following command:

copy from:\windows\System32\sethc.exe from:\temp – and copy the sethc.exe file so as not to accidentally lose it.

Copy the file "sethc.exe" to avoid losing it

Step 3. Now on the command line we write the following:

copy c:\windows\System32\cmd.exe c:\windows\System32\sethc.exe, that is, instead of “sethc.exe” we enter “cmd.exe”.

Replace the file “sethc.exe” with “cmd.exe”

Step 4. Exit the command console using the “exit” command.

Step 5. Reboot our computer and boot with the usual parameters.

Step 6. Press the “Shift” key five times to launch the command line.

Press the Shift key five times

Step 7. Enter in command console“lusrmgr.msc” and see the administrator’s name.

Enter “lusrmgr.msc” into the command console and see the administrator’s name

Note: if the account is disabled, it can be activated using the command “net user “Admin_name” /active:yes”

Step 8. Set a new password - type the command “net user “Administrator name” password”.

With help net commands user Administrator name password set a new password

Step 9. Reboot the computer and log into the administrator account with a new password.

Login to the administrator account with a new password

It should be noted that this method is equally suitable for earlier versions of operating systems.

These are the simple ways you can reset the administrator password on a computer and laptop in operating rooms Windows systems 7, 8 and 10.

Useful video on the topic

The videos below will clearly demonstrate how you can also hack the Administrator password.

Reset the Administrator password in Windows 7 using a small program

How to reset your Windows 8 login password

Resetting the Administrator password in Windows 10

Once again I'm back to working on resetting account passwords, this time I'll talk about a bootable USB flash drive with Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home, after that I'll continue to look for new ones effective ways to reset the administrator password.

The program does not have a Russian interface, but this is not a problem, especially since in this article I will show everything and tell you with an example. Also, work will proceed without problems, as in regular computer with BIOS and on a device with UEFI BIOS.

Creating a bootable USB flash drive from the Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home image

Well, let's go to the official website of the utility and download the version Home– the only free version is http://www.lazesoft.com/download.html.

Run the installation of the program and follow the installation instructions, everything is very easy. Then launch the icon program.

In this window we need to select the item "Disk Image & Clone".