Reset/Recover Forgotten Windows 8 Password

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Reset/Recover Forgotten Windows 8 Password

 

 

 

To Reset/Recover Forgotten Windows 8 Password follow these steps:

1. Download Hiren’s Boot CD

 

2. Once downloaded Burn it onto Disc

 

3. When you finish burning the disc we need to boot from it, by inserting the disc in the CD/DVD Drive and re-start the computer.

 

4. In the re-start process you will see a message “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD….” Tap the Enter Key on your key board.If you don’t see this message the you will have to change the boot sequence in the BIOS.

 

5.You will be prompted with the Hiren’s CD Menu, from there select Mini Windows XP and Press Enter.

 

6. The Computer will run a Mini Windows XP, it will NOT install anything. Similar to Windows XP.

 

7. From the Desktop click on the HBCD Menu icon. on the following window click on Program.

 

8. From the drop-down menu select Passwords / Keys => Windows Login => Reset (Windows XP/Vista /7 Password)

 

9. In the NTPWEdit 0.3 Window Change the Drive letter of the Path to SAM file to the Local Disk drive letter. In this video the Local Disk Drive letter is (D:). So I changed my drive letter in the NTPWEdit 0.3 Window to (D:) instead of (C:) and click on (Re)open to bring up all the users.

 

10. From the list of users select the user who needs the password reset and click on Change Password another window will show up for you to add the new password. You can leave it blank to remove the password or you can plug in a new password.

 

11. When you are done click OK button, the click on Save Changes Button and Exit.

 

12. Remove the disk from the drive and Re-start your computer.