Windows 7: How to reset the administrator password on the laptop?

Working everyday for a personal computer, we remember and enter dozens of passwords. These can be codes for games or mailboxes, logging into OS and many other data that need to be kept in mind. If you went on vacation and returned a month later, suddenly found, then forgot the password from your computer, then this article is for you. So, on your PC is installed Windows 7. How to reset the administrator password?

Security

First of all, think about how well you know about computers. If you are only able to start a PC and open a browser / solitaire, then believe me, you better not go "into the jungle" and give the case to professionals. Any damage that you inflict on a computer or laptop will automatically void his warranty, and in the event of a more serious breakdown, you will be able to refuse free service. Also keep in mind that if you are going to hack someone else's computer, then it's criminally punishable, so everything you do happens at your own peril and risk.

The simplest method

Suppose you have a desktop computer running Windows 7. How do I reset the administrator password? In some cases, the following option helps. You need to disconnect the PC from the network. Then, unscrew the cover of the system unit. On the motherboard you need to find a battery-tablet and take it out for a few seconds, and then put it back. What will it give? Many time settings of the personal computer, such as time, date, will be reset. Temporary Internet files , BIOS password and user accounts may disappear. Unfortunately, this method does not always work, and physical penetration into the depths of the computer is 100% that option, in which the warranty is canceled.

Installation disc

If the previous method did not help you or you decided not to use it, then the installation disk with the operating system will help you reset the administrator password for Windows 7 on the laptop. The fact is that, according to the logic of Microsoft, if you have such a disk, then you are a programmer. Therefore, when you install the operating system , you will have extended rights to manage. So, there are two ways for Windows 7. How to reset the administrator password? Read on.

In any Windows operating system, especially on home computers, there is a hidden administrator entry, which by default does not have a password. Our task is to connect to it and from there edit other "accounts" and passwords to them. The first way can be this way.

1. We insert the installation disk into the computer, when switching on, we move to the OS installation.
2. On the very first screen, press the combination Shift + F10 to turn on the command line.
3. Run the registry with regedit.
4. In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section, select "Unload the hive" in the menu and specify the path to the SAM - / Windows / System32 / config file. We register any name of the branch being created.
5. In the appeared "bush", we find SAM / Domains / Account / Users / 000001F4. We need to fix key F.
6. Double click on it, and before it opens a table of memory cells. In line 0038, in the first column, you need to change the value 11 -> 10.
7. No more touching, leaving and saving.
8. Select our "bush" in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and select "file" - "unload the bush". Confirm.

Now you can restart the computer by pulling out the installation disk before that. You should have an administrator account, after logging in, you can edit any passwords on the accounts.

Cunning

This is the second way to "hack" Windows 7. How to reset the administrator password by having an installation disk on hand? To do this, repeat the first two items described in the previous method. Instead of entering the registry, do the following.

1. We hope you remember on which disk you have the operating system installed. If not, enter the command "dir C: \". You will see a table with the folders on the disk. If you saw Windows among them, then this is what we need.
2. Now we need to copy the file - "copy C: \ windows \ system32 \ sethc.exe C: \".
3. Create a new one instead, opening the command line - "copy C: \ windows \ system32 \ cmd.exe C: \ windows \ system32 \ sethc.exe".
4. Now reboot the computer. In the user selection menu, when you need to enter a password, quickly and repeatedly press the "Ctrl / Alt / Shift" keys.
5. The idea was to include the function of sticking the keys, but due to the fact that we changed the code in the file, the command line will start.
6. Enter the command "net user username new_password".

Thus, we can change the password at any time. This method is good because once changing the specified file, you can no longer use the installation disc. But what if you did not have it originally? How to reset the administrator password for Windows 7 without a disk?

Third-party utility

Usually, sellers of computers and laptops do not supply disks with operating systems. We overpay to buy a computer with a preinstalled "Windows", but the drive does not come into our hands. What to do? There is another way to reset the administrator password for Windows 7. The program that does this is called Offline NT Password and Registry Editor. To use it, burn the image to a CD or USB drive.

In order to reset the administrator password for Windows 7 through a USB flash drive, first make sure that your computer supports booting from external media. You can do this by going into the "BIOS" and checking (changing) the order of the bootable media.

1. First boot from your flash drive with the program installed.
2. You will see a management menu. You will be able to see a table in which the partitions of disks with their sizes will be specified. On them you need to determine in which place the OS is installed.
3. Specify the number of the disc.
4. Enter the path to the SAM file. Usually this is "X: / Windows / System32 / config".
5. Enter "1" to reset the password.
6. Print "1" to select account management. We will see a table with the names of users and their RIDs.
7. Choose the account you want. To do this, enter either a user name or an identifier in the format 0x [RID].
8. Again, enter "1". This will completely reset the password for the account. Specifying "2", you can change the current password to a new one.
9. Enter the sequence "q" -Enter- "y" -Enter- "n" -Enter. So we finish the work and save the changes.
10. Alt + Ctrl + Del to reboot.
11. You can enter the account you need.

The result

This article is intended for advanced users who will not lose their heads at the sight of the black window and the absence of the mouse cursor. Most of the methods described here are easy to learn, since all interfaces are understandable to anyone who knows how to read carefully and knows English. It is also worth noting that they are designed exclusively for working with home computers, because it uses the data that only the owner can know. Hacking of other laptops and PCs is prosecuted by law, even if it was an innocent joke to a friend.