How to reset Windows 10 user account password

Have you ever forgotten the Windows
10 user password and can't log in to the computer? Today we introduce a way to reset the Windows
10 user password to help everyone Rescue systems and data without reloading.

Although many technology companies are trying to eliminate passwords or use multi-factor authentication to enhance the protection of user accounts, in many cases users must still use usernames and passwords for authentication. For example, Windows 10 provides multiple authentication methods such as Windows Hello, PIN code, and image unlocking. However, according to Microsoft statistics, most users still use the traditional method of password login.

Because nowadays Internet users need to remember and maintain too many passwords under various platforms, it will inevitably be forgotten, which will hinder login. Technically, if you don't have a username and password, you can't log in to your Windows 10 account. However, there is a workaround that allows us to regain control of the original account. Whether you're forgetting your password because you haven't used a Windows 10 device for a long time, or if you're having trouble with an upgrade error, you can try the following to reset your Windows 10 user account password.

Note: The reset account password we mentioned here refers to the Windows 10 local account password. If you use Microsoft Account to log in to the system and forget the password, you can use Microsoft's password reset wizard to complete .

After passing Microsoft's verification, confirm that you are the account owner. Microsoft will assist you with resetting your password through your alternate email or SMS.

Resetting the forgotten Windows 10 user account password

1, first you need to have a bootable Windows 10 bootable USB stick. If you don't already have one, you can download the latest Windows 10 Version 1511 image and create a Windows 10 installation USB drive according to the previous article.

2, use Windows 10 to boot the U disk to boot, press Shift + F10 on the first screen to open the command prompt.

3. The default working path for the command prompt opened at this time is X:\\Sources. We need to find and navigate to the installation partition of Windows 10 OS
. Usually, it is D:\\ disk. According to your actual situation, different environments may be different. Enter the System32 folder after confirming the installation partition of Windows 10 Operating System
.

D:\\cd Windows\\System32

4 Next, we replace the cmd.exe file with the utilman.exe corresponding to the easy-to-use button of the Windows 10 login interface by the following command, so that You can get the privilege to execute the command without logging in to the system.

ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.bakren cmd.exe utilman.exe

5, at this point we can restart the computer.

Tip: You can use the wpeutil reboot command to quickly reboot.

6. When Windows 10 restarts, when we click the easy to use button on the login screen, we will open a privileged command prompt directly. At this point, we can use the following command to activate the default Administrator super administrator account in Windows.

net user Administrator /active:yes

When the Administrator user is activated, we can log in with it. The system default administrator permissions are very large and do not require a password. After you log in to the system with the Administrator user, you can reset the password of any local account, which will enable the password to be retrieved. Specifically, you can use the control panel or lusrmgr.msc, I don't think I need to say more here.

Restoring Windows 10 default settings

After the password is retrieved, don't forget to replace the easy-to-use button of the login interface with the following command:

ren Utilman.exe cmd.exeren utilman.exe.bak utilman.exe

Of course, the Administrator super administrator also needs to be disabled:

net user Administrator /active:NO

The above steps need not be said, or use the boot U disk to boot and then operate.

Declaration: This method is somewhat similar to the input method vulnerability in the previous 2000. Don't use it indiscriminately. This article does not assume any legal responsibility for any of your actions.