Then boot the locked computer from password reset disk. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Method 1. Method 2. Key Features: It can recover forgotten password for all Windows in a few minutes. It can create a new administrator account easily without logon.
Support Windows 10, 8. Related posts. Last Updated: July 24, To create this article, 42 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed , times. Learn more The Administrator account is required in order to install programs and make changes to most Windows settings. If you're using your own computer, chances are that your account is already an Administrator.
If it's not, you'll need to log in as the Administrator in order to perform the administrative tasks you want. See Step 1 below to learn how. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account.
Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: July 24, Method 1. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode. Press F8 before the Windows boot screen appears.
You will be be prompted with a boot options menu. Click through several self-explanatory screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen. Note that this welcome screen is limited to colors and x resolution because the primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options, while Windows is running in Safe Mode. Find the icon for the Administrator user.
If the default settings of your system haven't been changed, there should be no password for this account. The Safe Mode Welcome screen might display some of the other users on your system. Press Yes at the prompt asking if you would like to continue using Safe Mode. Open up the command shell. This will bring up a window likely unfamiliar to you.
This is the command line, it allows you to manage files or change settings without restriction no restriction on the administrative account. Before the graphical environment of Windows, this is what Microsoft users used. Change the password of the account. It will ask you to type in a password, then to retype it. You just changed the password! Log in.
Exit the command shell dialogue, don't type in anything else if you don't know what you're doing, you could really hose down your computer. Log out of the administrative account, then log back in to your account with the new password.
Reboot your computer. As long as you don't press any keys e. F8 during the boot-up the computer will start up normally. I was given a desktop with Windows XP. How do I take off or reset administrator password? You can use a password reset disk or try guessing the password. Most of the admin passwords are "admin" or "administrator". Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful It's a huge security risk to have a full access administrative account with no password.
If you'd like to enable this account, log in as an administrator, go to Start, search cmd, right-click, and select "Run as administrator. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 2. What if the administrator account is password protected, how do you gain access?
The only way to gain access would be to boot from another disk with a utility, like ntpasswd, to reset the password.
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