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How To Reset A Windows 7 Password If It’s Forgotten

Posted on | By TNGardiner

 

  1. Find a Windows 7 disk, any old disk, it doesn’t even have to be the same version, and put it in the drive.
  2. Boot from the CD.
  3. Click ‘Next’ on the screens with your language and keyboard choices.
  4. Don’t install the software, click the link called ‘Repair Your Computer’.
  5. Wait whilst your Windows 7 installation is located on your computer.
  6. Once the installation is found make a note of the drive letter found in the ‘Location’ column. Most Windows 7 installations will show D: though it may be different.
  7. Select ‘Windows 7’ from the ‘Operating System’ list and then click ‘Next’.
  8. From the ‘System Recovery Options’ choose ‘Command Prompt’.
  9. In the Command Box type in “copy d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe d:\” without the quotes and replacing d: with the OS driver letter you found earlier.
  10. Then type “copy d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe” again without the quotes and replacing d: with the OS driver letter you found earlier.
  11. Close the Command Box.
  12. Then remove the disk and reboot the PC.
  13. Once the login screen appears locate the little icon ob the bottom-left of the screen that looks like a pie with a square around it and then ‘Click It!’
  14. With the comman prompt open type “ net user myusername mypassword” without the quotes and replacing ‘MyUserName’ with your username and ‘MyPassword’ with the new password.
  15. Then close the command prompt window
  16. Login with your new password.
Category: Windows