Due to numerous requests from readers, I decided to write detailed and simple instructions, how to reset a user account password in any version of Windows: 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 the password using a 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 a free program for resetting 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 a 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 download the necessary components from the Microsoft website for some time:

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 not as usual (i.e. from the hard drive), but 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 press a certain key on the keyboard after turning on the computer (and press it not just once, but many, many times until we see the BIOS on the screen).

This key is different on different computers and laptops:

• 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 exiting 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 bother creating a 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!

Good afternoon, dear blog readers, today I would like to tell you how to create a bootable USB flash drive to reset the Administrator password in Windows. Previously, I told you How to create a floppy disk for resetting a forgotten Administrator password in Windows. Now let’s talk about creating a special bootable flash drive. We will create it using the Rufus utility and the Passware Windows KeyEnterprise 11 program.

To create a bootable USB flash drive, download the Rufus utility link above, the Passware WindowsKey Enterprise11 program can be . The program itself is packaged in iso image. Using this program you can reset your password on Windows operating systems starting from 2000, except Windows 8 .

Having launched the Rufus utility, select a removable disk (flash drive),

We launch the Passware Windows Key Enterprise password reset program; for this you need to go into the BIOS , using the F2 or Delete key and in the BOOT section select the “Boot from USB” option, press the F10 key and ENTER. When you first launch the program, it will detect the disk on which the operating system is installed.

To continue, click 1 at the bottom of the window. At the next step, you need to specify the user who needs to reset the password.

Having selected the user at the bottom of the window, press the Y key (agree) to reset the password. Confirm password reset Y and press the N key at the bottom of the window

We remove the flash drive, reboot the PC and log in.

If you need to immediately set a new password, then click on the “My Computer” icon and select the “Manage” item. In the window that opens, select “Local users” - “Users”,

select the one you need, right-click on it and click on “Set password”

This happens: when you try to log in to Windows 10, a notification appears that the password is incorrect, and the system does not allow the user to access the desktop. Let's look at how to reset the password on Windows 10 without reinstalling the operating system. You should first make sure that:

• the Caps Lock key is activated or, conversely, inactive (check the button indicator on the keyboard);
• Switch the keyboard layout to the correct one and make sure that it does not automatically switch to the default input language installed on the system.

If you are convinced that you are entering the correct characters, but nothing helps, proceed to resetting the password.

The method is only relevant for users who work on a computer using a Microsoft account. If such an account does not exist or the password is not suitable for a local user, proceed to the next section.

1. To reset your password, follow this link: https://account.live.com/resetpassword.aspx in any browser.

We choose a more suitable option (it’s best to stop at the first one, so you can quickly begin the procedure of replacing the sequence of characters to protect your account).

The next step is to enter the phone or email associated with your account.

Resetting the password using bootable media with Windows 10 distribution

This option is provided for local account holders. We will use the official installation image recorded on a flash drive (although the LiveCD option with the appropriate set of options is also not bad).

1. If you have a disk/flash drive, connect the media and reboot, otherwise we are looking for an opportunity to create a bootable drive with the Windows 10 distribution itself.

2. Start the system from the installation disk via the BIOS Boot Menu.

3. Specify the language and accept the terms of use of the software.

4. In the window with the “Install” icon, press the “Shift + F10” keys to open the command line window.

It happens that the last operation does not lead to anything, if this happens, click “System Restore”.

1. Click “Next”, then again click on the “System Restore” icon.
2. Select the item responsible for detecting and eliminating faults.
3. Click "Advanced options".
4. In the menu, select the “Command Line” launch option.

5. Find out the letter identifier of the volume with the operating system.

Usually, this is the letter C\, but due to the presence of several hundred megabyte partitions on the disk, the label in this launch mode may appear differently.

We launch the disk utility diskpart by executing the command of the same name.

We execute “list volume” to visualize information about the partitions.

Based on the volume and name of the partition, we draw a conclusion about the letter label of the system volume.

Exit the diskpart program by executing “exit”.

6. Execute the command “ move c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman2.exe» to rename a service file that provides accessibility features on the lock screen.

7. Then enter the line “ copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe"replace the utility with the command line.

8. Execute “shutdown /r” or close all windows to restart the PC.

9. On the lock screen, launch the “Accessibility” utility to open the command line (this was done in steps 6-7).

10. Enter “net user Administrator / active: yes” into the command line to obtain administrator privileges in the system.

Activation of an account with unlimited rights in the operating system is necessary to call the Computer Management utility and work with the registry using it

11. After successful completion of the operations, the “Administrator” icon will appear in the lower left corner. Click on this icon to log in to the system with the appropriate privileges, which does not require entering a password.

The first login from your newly activated account may take a little longer than usual, so be patient.

12. Using the context menu or the Win+X key combination, call up the menu of the same name and select the “Computer Management” item.

This will launch a Windows 10 snap-in designed to perform actions on the system that require special privileges (they have been obtained).

13. Expand the first branch of the vertical menu on the left.

14. Open “Users” in the “Local Users” directory.

15. Using the context menu of your account, call the command to specify a password.

16. Take note of the contents of the next information window and click “Continue”.

17. Enter a new combination of characters to protect your local account and confirm it.

This concludes the instructions on the topic: How to reset the administrator password, but it is strongly recommended to restore the system to its original form.

18. Disable the administrator account by executing “net user Administrator /active:no” on the command line (launched via Win→X).

19. We return the launch of the “Special Features” utility.

Open the system32 directory in the Windows folder and erase the utilman.exe file, then delete the two with the name utilman2.exe. If it was not possible to perform actions through Explorer (the operating system denied access), the same can be done through the command line. We launch it and execute the following commands in the same sequence:

del C:\Windows\System32\utilman.exe

move C:\Windows\System32\utilman2.exe C:\Windows\System32\utilman.exe

If unsuccessful, you must start again in recovery mode (steps 1-4).

Now you can work, and if necessary, quickly recover your lost password or gain access to another computer (you will only have to delete or change the password).

The same thing, but through the registry

1. Launch from the installation drive.

2. Call the Windows Recovery Environment using the combination “Shift” + F10.”

3. Run “regedit”.

4. Go to the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” branch.

5. Call the “Load hive” command via the context menu or the “File” item.

6. Open a document called System, located along the path System32\config in the folder with the operating system.

7. Enter the Latin name of the bush and press “Enter”.

8. Go to the new HKLM branch and select Setup.

9. In the right frame, replace the key value from “CmdLine” with the string parameter “cmd.exe”.

10. Double-click on “SetupType” and enter its value as “2”.

11. Reboot.

12. After loading the lock screen, a familiar command line window will appear, where you need to execute a command like: “net user user password”, where instead of “user” we enter the account name, followed by a space – the new password.

13. Execute “exit” and reboot the computer.

The advantage of the method is that all parameters are restored automatically the next time the operating system is booted.

In fact, nothing bad happened - at least if you followed my recommendations and from the very beginning linked your system to a Microsoft “network” account, that is, to your email inbox. We put our feet in our hands, our nerves in our fists and go to the page account.live.com/password/reset.

You will need to indicate the address to which your copy of Windows is linked and answer a couple of simple questions, after which your old password will be reset and you can set a new one - a notification about this will be sent to the email address you specified during registration.

Reset Windows 10 password for local account

It is much more difficult if you need to reset the Windows 10 password for a local account that is in no way connected to the Internet. Microsoft itself recommends creating a special bootable password reset flash drive for this case - to do this, type in the search field at the bottom of the screen the command Create a password reset floppy disk and run the found program.

It seems simple, but there are some unpleasant surprises: a flash drive for this procedure must be created IN ADVANCE, and on the very computer that you want to access, since the program will require you to enter a password to log into Windows. It turns out that the key to the apartment is securely locked inside the apartment, and you are still helplessly stomping around outside.

Video - Reset Windows 10 password

Resetting your password using recovery flash drives

But there remains one more, workaround way to reset your password in Windows 10 - you probably guessed which one: we need a universal bootable flash drive with the Windows PE operating system and a set of special utility programs for maintaining and restoring your computer. You can download images and instructions for making such flash drives on the Internet using the request “Live USB”.

By the way, it is this program that is most often included in “multi-boot USB” programs created by enthusiasts. On the official website you will find an “image” of a bootable flash drive and instructions for making it (unfortunately, only in English). For more information on how to do this, read the chapter “Getting Started. Loading the computer."

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And the old woman gets into trouble...

Many users still like to protect their computers with passwords (even if there is nothing valuable on them). There are often cases when the password is simply forgotten (and even the hint that Windows always recommends creating does not help you remember). In such cases, some users reinstall Windows (those who know how to do this) and continue working, while others ask the first to help...

In this article I want to show a simple and (most importantly) fast way to reset the administrator password in Windows 10. No special PC skills, any complex programs, etc. are required!

The method is relevant for Windows 7, 8, 10.

What do you need to start the reset?

Just one thing - the installation flash drive (or disk) from which your Windows OS was installed. If there is none, you will need to write it down (for example, on your second computer, or on the computer of a friend, neighbor, etc.).

At an important moment! If your OS is Windows 10, then you need a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10!

In order not to describe here a voluminous guide to creating bootable media, I will provide links to my previous articles, where the most popular options are discussed. If you don’t have such an installation flash drive (disk), I recommend getting one, you will need it from time to time (and not just for resetting your password!).

Creating a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10 -

How to create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 7, 8 -

Burning a boot disk -

WITH throw administrator password in Windows 10 (step by step)

1) Boot from the installation flash drive (disk)

To do this, you may need to go into the BIOS and set the appropriate settings. There is nothing complicated about this; as a rule, you just need to indicate which disk to boot from (example in Fig. 1).

I will provide a couple of links to my articles if anyone has any difficulties.

Setting up BIOS to boot from a flash drive:

2) Open the system recovery partition

If everything was done correctly in the previous step, the Windows installation window should appear. There is no need to install anything - there is a link “ System Restore“, which is where you need to go.

4) Additional parameters

Then open the section with additional parameters.

Rice. 4. Additional options

5) Command line

After this, launch the command line.

6) Copy CMD file

The essence of what needs to be done now: copy the CMD (command line) file instead of the file that is responsible for sticky keys ( The sticky keys feature on the keyboard is useful for those people who, for some reason, cannot press several buttons at the same time. By default, to open it, you need to press the Shift key 5 times. Many users 99.9% do not need this function).

In order to do this, it is enough to enter just one command (see Fig. 7): copy D:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe D:\Windows\system32\sethc.exe /Y

Note: The drive letter “D” will be relevant if you have Windows installed on drive “C” (i.e. the most common default installation). If everything went as it should, you will see a message that “Copied files: 1”.

Rice. 7. Copy CMD file instead of sticky keys.

After this, you need to restart the computer (the installation flash drive is no longer needed, it must be removed from the USB port).

7) Creating a second administrator

The easiest way to reset your password is to create a second administrator, then log in to Windows under him - and you can do whatever you want...

After you restart your PC, Windows will ask you for a password again, you instead press the Shift key 5-6 times- a window with a command line should appear (if everything was done correctly before).

Then enter the command to create the user: net user admin2 /add (where admin2 is the account name, can be anything).

Note: after each command, “Command completed successfully” should appear. After entering these 2 commands, you need to restart the computer.

Rice. 7. Creating a second user (administrator)

After restarting the computer, in the lower left corner (in Windows 10), you will see a new user created, and you need to log in under it!

Actually, this concludes the mission to log into Windows for which the password was lost - completed successfully! Only the final touch remains, more on that below...

How to remove the password from the old administrator account

Simple enough! First you need to open Windows control panel, then go to “ Administration"(to see the link, turn on small icons in the control panel, see Fig. 9) and open the section "

I guess that not everyone may like this method (after all, there are all sorts of programs for automatic reset. I talked about one of them in this article:). Although this method is very simple, universal and reliable, it does not require any skills - you only need to enter 3 commands...

This article is completed, good luck :)