Some say it's a hack, others just want to unlock their car. It happens that the user simply forgot his credentials. But this is not a problem: I forgot and forgot, there are many ways to restore it. The Windows 8 administrator password is often lost or forgotten. You can simply remove it or delete it permanently. To do this, consider detailed instructions for resetting your Windows 8 password.

During login

Operating system developers prudently place an identification request on the computer. You must enter a key each time to unlock the system. In order not to have to worry about entering the code once again, you can remove the prompt to enter the code altogether. To do this you should:

• Press the Windows and R keys to open the Run window.
• Enter the netplwiz command in the window and click OK.

Entering a command in the field

• Uncheck the box Require input....

Accounts Window

• Enter the password once.
• Click the OK button again.

Delete completely

In Windows 8, there are two types of accounts. The first type is local in nature, and the second is referred to as Microsoft LiveID. Logins to the operating system can be made from one or the other.

If the user has forgotten his credentials, then he can reset his local account, which is most often his email address, using the following steps:

• You must go to the password reset page at: https://account.live.com/password/reset.
• You will need to enter the email address that is registered in the system.

Enter the address registered in the system

• Next, you need to select one of the proposed options. The first is if you need to receive a message by email. The second is if you need to link a password to a phone number. If you don’t like any of these options, you can select the highlighted item “I can’t use...” In this case, you will need to provide information that Microsoft employees can use to contact the owner of the software.

Select the desired option

• As soon as the new password field appears, you will be required to enter it. It is important to enter a code of at least eight characters.

This was the final step, after which you can use the new password. In this case, you must have a connection to the global network, otherwise the new password will not be able to take effect.

To remove the password for a local account that you no longer want to use, you need to get it with the Windows 8 operating system. They are also suitable for this. Next we perform a series of actions:

• We boot from one of the installation media.
• If the system asks you to select a language, then we do it.
• Click on System Restore.

Recovery point at the bottom

• Select Diagnostics.

Special menu for recovery

• Next, select Advanced options.
• Let's launch.
• We enter the command (copy c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\) and click Enter.
• We write the command (copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe) and click Enter again.
• We remove the installation media from the computer and click on reboot.
• As soon as the computer boots, you will need to select Accessibility or press Win + U, which will launch the command prompt.
• In the line you need to type the command (net user username new password) and click Enter. If the username is several words, you need to enclose it in quotation marks, for example, (net user “The Someone” newpassword).

Now you will need to re-enter the operating system using the new password.

Another interesting point is that even if there is no information about the user name, you can simply enter the net user command. Afterwards, the entire list of usernames relevant for this machine will be displayed. If error 8646 occurs, this indicates that there is a Microsoft account on the machine.

The password reset operation can always take place from a memory card if it is specially created in advance. To do this, Windows 8 has a special option Create a password reset disk. In this case, even if you have forgotten your passwords again, you can restore or change them in a short time. USB installation cards for Linux operating systems, which have the ability to edit boot programs, are also a great help. Unfortunately, computer hacking can be done in the same ways.

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When setting up your laptop, did you expect that Windows 8.1 would require an administrator password?
If you no longer remember the password, but Windows 8.1 requires it, then you can reset the password.

Who needs it and why did the password appear?

Let's start by defining why password protection for logging into the Windows operating system appeared.
The actions are clear - you updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, set up Skype and after rebooting you are not allowed into your laptop.
The reason is that during the installation of the update or configuration of windows, a Microsoft account was created.
There can be several local accounts and they do not require a password.
A Microsoft account requires a password.
Therefore, at the end of the article we will make sure that there is a password, but the operating system does not require it.

Trying to log in without a password

If you have several accounts and have an account without a password, you can log in through it.
To do this, click on the arrow next to your avatar and go to another account.

(Picture 1)

If you have a password, you will have to proceed to the next step.

We try to remove the local account password by booting from the BIOS

Our goal is to reset the password without damaging the operating system and user files.

1. Let's start with the laptop's BIOS, where we'll set it to boot from a disk drive or USB flash drive.
1.1. During loading, press F2.
1.2. Go to the boot tab and press F5 and F6 to change the settings.
We have selected boot mode - , and we will select boot mode - Legacy support.

(Figure 2)

Press F5 and get it.

(Figure 3)

There, at the bottom, in the Boot Device Priority frame, you can configure the boot order.

1.3. Press F10, select Yes and save the settings.

2. Create a bootable USB flash drive or disk with password reset software.
2.1. Such a program may be suitable:
- Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0
- Reset windows Password
- Active Password Changer Profeccional.
The advantage of these programs is that they are small in size and can be downloaded fairly quickly.

Don't waste time on the Trial version, there is always something unavailable in them.

Using the Windows Password Recovery Tool as an example, it is easy to see that you need to select settings and click on entry to create a bootable disk or flash drive.
2.1.1. After launching the program, click on the button and open all the settings.

(Figure 4)

2.1.2. Select the Windows 8.1 operating system, select the media that we will make bootable and press the button.

(Figure 5)

2.1.3. After finishing recording, we boot the laptop from the disk, pressing the spacebar from time to time until we see that the program is loading.

We will analyze further actions using Windows 8 PE as an example, starting from step 3.4.
It will take more time to download this file, since it weighs from 1GB.
This operating system is loaded into RAM and requires a disc or flash drive of more than 4GB to burn a DVD-RW.
The advantages are that by downloading the image in iso format and creating a bootable flash drive or disk, we get a ready-made operating system with programs for resetting passwords.

We use Windows PE

For example, let's take the image - Boot_USB_Sergei_Strelec_2014_v.7.2.
In addition to the image, the archive contains instructions and programs necessary for creating a bootable flash drive or disk.

3.1. We boot from under the BIOS by pressing the spacebar until the boot from the disk starts.
If the download does not proceed, then check the BIOS settings and check whether the image on the disk is unpacked.

3.2. Click “Start / Reset passwords / Active Password Changer Profeccional”

(Figure 6)

3.4. We scan the system to find operating systems - that is, click “next”.

(Figure 7)

3.5. The operating system is found - select it and click “next”.

(Figure 8)

3.6. Select the account for which we are resetting the password (in my case “Administrator”) and click next.

(Figure 9)

3.7. Check the box next to “Clear user password” and click “Apply changes” and “Finish”.

Select - clear user password

(Figure 10)

Click - change parameters

(Figure 11)

How to make Windows not require a password

Having entered the laptop operating system, we can already restore access to the Microsoft account by recovering the password.
To avoid any problems with input in the future, we will set up automatic authorization.

Enter netplwiz into the search and launch the found application.

Launch the accounts window - netplwiz

(Figure 12)

Uncheck the box next to “Require username and password” and click OK.

Uncheck the box - require a password

(Figure 13)

Good luck. If you have any questions, please ask.

If you have forgotten or don’t know your computer login password, you can use a special boot disk, BootPass full, which contains several programs that can be used to reset your Windows password or change your Windows 8 user password.

The BootPass 4 boot disk contains many different programs, and below is a list of only programs for resetting or replacing the Windows 8 password.

For Windows xp and lower systems

• Active @ Password Changer.
• Windows Gate.
• Paragon Password Cleaner.

For Windows 7 and below systems

• Reset Windows Password.
• Elcomsoft System Recovery.
• Windows key Enterprise.
• Locksmith.
• Recover My Pass.
• Admin Pass Resetter.
• Active@ Password Changer.
• Windows Password Killer.

For Windows 8 and below systems

• NTPWEdit.
• Kon-Boot.
• Password Reset.
• Windows Key Enterprise.

Many of these programs can crack or replace the Windows 8 administrator password, and some can even guess the Windows password. Some of these programs can recover the Windows 8 administrator password after it has been changed or reset. Some of these programs can remove personal information about the account owner.

How to use BootPass

To use these programs from the BootPass disk in Windows 8, you need to burn the BootPass image to a flash drive or disk, and for this you can use the program. When the flash drive or disk is ready, you need to insert one of them into the computer and turn it on (after setting the BIOS to run first from the drive or from the USB port)

Boot disk main window

A window will open with the names of the programs. Select the Windows 8 password reset utility called Kon-Boot v2.4 and press Enter on your keyboard.

Login to windows

Now wait a minute until the Windows password cracking program resets the password and all you have to do is log into Windows 8.1 by clicking on the arrow without entering the password. The system will start and now you can change the password on it, and if you do not change the password, then the next time you start the computer (without using a flash drive with the program), you will need to enter the password to log into the system.

Nowadays, there are practically no fundamental means of protecting 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;
• in the “Run” command line, 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 a 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.

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”.

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. In the window that appears warning that Windows is in Safe Mode, click “Yes” to confirm.

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.

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 to restore Windows, which we insert into the drive, and then reboot our computer.

   A recovery disk is ideal for system recovery.

2. When starting the computer, enter the BIOS by pressing the “Dilete” key.
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.
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 the edited copy of Windows, select “System Restore”

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

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.

Step 7. Enter “lusrmgr.msc” into the command console 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”.

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.

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

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

Our computer is a real warehouse of various data, which is sometimes very important and inaccessible to public viewing. Let's put aside situations where computers are hacked by hackers and information is stolen. We are considering a situation where the user forgets his password and does not know what to do about it. Yes, there are a lot of such situations. And not everyone knows how to fix or solve this problem. Just imagine that your computer stores a database of your clients or a report for the year; perhaps just yesterday you saved your thesis on your computer and have to submit it tomorrow, however, you forgot your password and are starting to slowly panic because of a hopeless situation. Therefore, we will talk about how to reset the Windows 8 password (the modern operating system that is installed by most users). In this article, you can gain knowledge and recommendations that will allow you not only to understand the entire process, but also to save yourself from trouble.

Why do you need a password?

But first, you should figure out whether you need a password at all? As we said above, sometimes there may be various data stored on your computer that should not be accessible to third parties. Sometimes there may be data that needs to be preserved and isolated from deletion. For example, if you have children in the house, they will definitely use the computer and constantly break it a little. They can delete data or change it; there are many situations that can be described. Therefore, to avoid such trouble, you must have a password for protection. But it happens that the password is forgotten, and you need to recover it urgently. Therefore, it is imperative to know how to reset the Windows 8 password. And as soon as such a problem arises, you can instantly fix the situation and no longer worry about whether you wrote down the password.

What to do if your password is forgotten?

But if you still forgot your profile login information, then you should prepare for a little training. Resetting a password is a procedure that allows you to bypass the protection on your computer and be able to use it. Of course, we can also consider the inappropriate use of such a method, but what can we do, we definitely cannot completely exclude such a possibility. The new Windows 8 operating system is good because it has a unique password recovery and storage system that allows you to reset your password in several ways. Resetting your password can be done by manipulating your profiles in Windows, and the second involves using a licensed installation disk or flash drive.

Types of account in Windows 8

Is there a Windows 8 password reset program? Yes, it exists, but we’ll talk about it a little later; first, it’s worth looking at the standard ways to implement access recovery. So, above we clarified that there are several profiles in Windows 8. One of them is called local (gives access to the system by activating the check of local data, that is, those that were created without an Internet profile). The second profile is a Microsoft account. This is already full-fledged data that was registered by creating an Internet profile. Each of them has features in its recovery that must be taken into account, otherwise it will simply not be possible to reset the Windows 8 password.

How do I reset my local account password?

So, above we indicated that a local password is an account that was created personally and without taking into account the Internet profile. Therefore, to recover this type of account, you must use a simple Windows installation disc. To do this, you need to insert the disc into the drive and restart the computer. Then in the installation menu you need to agree to the operation of the disk and select the “System Restore” - “Diagnostics” menu. As soon as a new window appears, you need to go to “Advanced options” and launch the command line. In it you will need to enter several commands one by one, after each one you must press Enter:

• "copy c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\";
• “copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe” (if a warning about replacing files appears, you must agree).

After these steps, you need to restart the computer and remove the disk (or flash drive, depending on what media you have the operating system on), so that the next time you start your computer, it will start without using third-party memory objects. When the loading screen reappears, you will notice changes, that is, new additional options will appear. You need to go to the “Special Features” menu and press the “Windows + U” key combination. These steps will allow you to use the command line, where you need to enter the command “net_user” and from the list of accounts that appears, select the one you used. If for some reason error 8646 appears, then it means you are using an Internet profile, and you need to reset your Windows 8 password in another way. The next option assumes the presence of the Internet and the data that was specified during registration of the copy by the operating system. If you don’t have any of this, then you should contact the service specialists.

How to reset your internet profile password?

If you used the Microsoft website to set a password on Windows, then neither the Windows 8 password reset disk nor flash drive will help you, since you need to request a password change on the official Microsoft website.

The procedure is simple, just request a password reset and receive a letter that will help you avoid this unpleasant situation. So, to recover, select the “forgot password” option and agree with the responsibility that rests with you. After this, a window will appear with possible options for obtaining a password. You must select the “Email me a reset link” item, since this option will allow you to receive an email either with a link to the change or with the security question that you specified during registration. After going through all these nuances, the letter will be received and the password will be changed, which will allow you to continue using the computer without hindrance.

Flash drive as a recovery tool

It is worth considering that due to the peculiarities of modern technologies, the Windows 8 password reset disk may be considered an outdated version and may not work, therefore, in order to avoid this unpleasant situation, you must always have a flash drive with you. Microsoft's policy has decided to switch to these more convenient media, so if you bought Windows separately, then, in fact, you should have such a flash drive. If you received an assembled computer, then you probably have a disk with a licensed copy. But even in this situation, getting rid of the disk is not so difficult, you just need to write all the data from the media to any convenient flash drive with the Boot option (this option is set in the recording settings, it allows the media to launch smoothly in the boot screen).

Floppy disk - obsolete option

There is also a situation where the Windows 8 password reset floppy disk is recommended as the main way to achieve a positive result. It is worth considering that technological progress has reached incredible heights, and now the floppy disk is not used at all. Yes, you may have come across such material and the carriers themselves. But it is also worth taking into account the modernity of computers, which practically no longer identify this kind of device. Therefore, floppy disks have been replaced by more advanced flash drives, which easily make it possible to get rid of the password problem that has arisen.

Password cracking program

Now, in fact, we have come to the most interesting point in our discussion, which will explain how to get information about a unique program that allows you to reset the password on any computer without additional data and devices.

Resetting the Windows 8 administrator password is done by using a program called Online NT Password & Registry Editor. First you need to download it, and then burn a flash drive, which is not bootable. This can be done using the WinSetupFromUSB program. Once you have created the required USB flash drive, it is time to restart your computer and set the USB boot priority. This can be done in Bios in the “Boot” menu by setting USB number 1 in the “Boot Device Propriety” option. After this, you need to restart the computer again.

The next time you boot Windows, a window will appear with various options; you don’t need to select anything, just press Enter. In the second window with options, you must indicate on what media the operating system is installed. They are listed under “Possible Windows” - select the required number and wait a few minutes. It's time to start actively cracking the password, to do this, go to the “Password reset” menu and press Enter. This will take you to a window where you can edit your protection data. It lists all the accounts that are used on this computer. Select the required profile and press Enter. In the next window you need to select the “Clear user password” option - that’s it, the password will be reset successfully. You will be returned to the initial window, where you need to press Q and restart the computer (don't forget to set offline boot from your hard drive, removing priority from the flash drive).

Recovery using Windows Disk

If you don’t want to tinker too much with the nuances and recommendations, there is a radical way to reset your password, which is to simply reinstall Windows. But it is worth considering that this method is only suitable if you are using a local profile. In the case of an Internet profile, you will not be able to get rid of the password, since online registration will require previously entered data. In other cases, you can safely reinstall the operating system; there is no need to worry about the data, it will all be saved (if you do not use formatting). True, you will have to reinstall some programs, but this is no longer such a big problem.

Standard way to reset your password

For Windows 8, resetting a user password is already a serious problem, since, based on experience with previous operating systems, the developers took into account the presence of a huge number of users who forgot their password and had to recover it. Therefore, they did not get lost and developed an interesting utility in this system. "Windows 8 Password Reset Wizard" - that's what it's called. To get it, you need to go to Start – Control Panel and select the “User Accounts” option. After this, you need to select the menu “Create a password reset disk” and write the resulting file to a flash drive. After this, you can boot the computer along with the flash drive and notice that an additional “Reset” option has appeared in the password entry menu, which, in fact, will allow you to restore access to the system. Just keep in mind that this method only works with a local account.

How to avoid this unpleasant situation?

That, in fact, is all you need to know about the recovery procedure. A decent amount of information, isn't it? Therefore, in order not to torment yourself and be able to easily log into the system, do not forget to write down the password on paper and hide it in the most secure place, where you can definitely look if the need arises. Either create a password that you always use in conversations or keep in memory. Only with a specific and collected approach to this matter will you never forget your password or lose access to the system.