It is not rare that users forget the password set for the Windows administrator account. Though Microsoft does not support password recovery, there are some methods to bypass the forgotten Windows admin account login details. This tutorial explains some well-known procedures to bypass the Windows account login details for Vista, Windows 8, 7, 10 and XP. It is important to understand, the successful procedure to bypass admin sign in for Vista may not work for Windows 8 and vice versa. So I recommend you to read this tutorial carefully and choose the best method to recover or reset forgotten MS admin account login information.
In XP computers, it is easy to access the computer even though you forgot the administrator password. We can bypass the Windows XP administrator account by using the default XP admin account created while installing OS on this computer. In most cases, this default admin account is not password protected. So to bypass Windows XP admin login, follow the steps below.
In Vista, we can bypass admin authentication with an Emergency Repair Disk commander. So at first make sure you have Emergency Repair Disk for your Vista computer.
We have plenty of third-party tools offering services to reset Microsoft Operating System Administrative password. Here let us check how to reset Admin access using a third-party Windows password recovery tool, PC Login. Since it is a third party tool, users are advised to use it at their own risk.
You have already learned how to recover lost Windows user account entry using PC login. Now I am introducing two other tools to reset Windows account login set on your computer. One of them is a Linux based freeware but the second one is paid tool.
1. Login To Windows XP Default Administrator Account
In XP computers, it is easy to access the computer even though you forgot the administrator password. We can bypass the Windows XP administrator account by using the default XP admin account created while installing OS on this computer. In most cases, this default admin account is not password protected. So to bypass Windows XP admin login, follow the steps below.
- Restart Computer in Safe Mode
- When shows, select the default admin
2. Bypass Windows Vista Administrator Account Authentication
In Vista, we can bypass admin authentication with an Emergency Repair Disk commander. So at first make sure you have Emergency Repair Disk for your Vista computer.
- Create an Emergency Repair Disk
- Go to All Programs from Start
- Click Accessories and go to System Tools
- Click on Backup and select full information and write it to a disc
- Go to All Programs from Start
- Use ER Disc to Bypass Vista Admin Password
- Change BIOS Settings
Go to BIOS by pressing [Del] or [F2] button while booting your computer. The key to access BIOS may change depends on your motherboard. In BIOS select first boot device as Disc. - Insert ER Disc and boot your computer
- Your Computer boots from ER disc and click start
- Go to System Tools and click LOCKSMITH
- Select the account you want to reset the current login details. Enter new key and log off
- Eject the CD and restart your computer
- Change BIOS Settings
Third Party Tools To Reset Windows Admin Account
We have plenty of third-party tools offering services to reset Microsoft Operating System Administrative password. Here let us check how to reset Admin access using a third-party Windows password recovery tool, PC Login. Since it is a third party tool, users are advised to use it at their own risk.
- Burn the software to CD and reboot your computer with CD
- Since the first booting device in BIOS is CD, your computer boots from CD
- Now PC login will find the Operating Systems installed on your computer. For multiple OS you should select the OS.
- Select the user account
We need to select the user account which needs to bypass the authentication.
- Show the account properties
Here we see the five properties of an account.- Administrator
if the account has the Administrator privilege. It is useful if you need the administrator privilege to run a certain program; - The password is empty: if the password of the account is empty
- The password is disabled: if the account has been disabled due to the operation of Administrator or the system rules;
- The password is locked out: if the account has been locked out
- Password never expires: if the account has to set a sign in details every time when login
- Administrator
- We should select the box administrator and password empty.
Then click on next - Reboot your computer
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Other Microsoft Operating System Password Recovery Tools
You have already learned how to recover lost Windows user account entry using PC login. Now I am introducing two other tools to reset Windows account login set on your computer. One of them is a Linux based freeware but the second one is paid tool.
- Reset Admin sign in the key using Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
It is a Linux based freeware and can be used to reset lost Windows Admin password. To know more about this tool and download, click on the link below.
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/ - Recover Windows Password Using "recoveranypassword"
This is a paid tool available to recover the OS password. To know more about this tool click on the link below.
http://recoveranypassword.com/recover/windows-password/ - Using http://www.lostwindowspassword.com
- Using http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com/ and the procedure is given below.
- Download the tool from the link given above
- Decompress the downloaded file and note that there is an ISO image file. Burn the image file onto a blank CD with the burner freely supported.
- Insert the newly created CD into the locked computer and re-boot it from the CD drive.
- After launched the CD, a window pop up with all your account names(if you have several accounts) select one of the accounts that you have forgotten login details. Just one press, you have removed the user login details.
- Download the tool from the link given above
- Another tool is http://www.windowspasswordreset.net/ and the instructions are:
- Download the software from the link and burn to a CD
- Put into drive and turn on PC, and boot from the CD (set the first bootable device as CD Drive from BIOS)
- Follow instructions, choose the correct USER. & BLANK the password.
- Make sure you say OK to write the data and reboot
- Download the software from the link and burn to a CD
- Another Software is http://www.resetwindowspassword.com and the instructions are provided below.
- Download Anmosoft Windows Password Reset V8.0 and install it.
- Burn the ISO image file onto a blank CD/DVD or USB.
- Boot up your PC by the bootable burned CD/DVD or USB in minutes.
- Remove the forgotten login information on the operation interface and logon PC without password.
- Download Anmosoft Windows Password Reset V8.0 and install it.
