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Resetting windows password when it is lost


  1. Your Windows passwords are stored in the Windows registry. In order to reset them, you need access to  this registry without running Windows. Luckily, there is a tool called “Offline NT Password & Registry Editor” which contains a small Linux kernel and drivers for your hard drives. Download the tool from this server or the official website.
  2. Extract the RAR archive. Now you need to create a bootable device in order to run the tool:
    Using a CD: Just burn the ISO file to any empty CD and proceed.
    Using a USB memory stick:
    Format the memory stick in FAT32 format (rightclick it and choose “Format”) and enable “Quick Format”.     WARNING: When formatting, all data in the memory stick will be lost!
    Open the ISO file with WinRAR (or any similar program) and extract all files onto the memory stick.
    Start the console (Press WINDOWS + R and type cmd, press ENTER), enter the drive letter of your memory stick (e.g. L: ), then enter “SYSLINUX.EXE -ma L:” (replace L: with your drive letter). This will set the boot record for your memory stick, enabling your computer to use it as boot device.
  3. Now plug in the USB memory stick or insert the CD into the drive of the password-locked computer and switch it on.
  4. When the BIOS image is showing up, make sure you enter the “Boot Menu”, usually by pressing F12.
  5. A window should pop up asking you to choose the device to boot from. Select CD or USB HDD.
  6. After a few seconds, this screen will show up. Just press enter to boot normally.
  7. Now a lot of text will appear on your screen while the system is loading drivers for your hardware. Just wait until it comes to a stop and waits for your input. Now the tool is asking on which partition your Windows registry files are located. Usually, this would be  the first partition, but since there is a small (100MB) backup drive in Windows 7, you should take the next one, enter the number below and press enter.
  8. Next, it asks for the path to your registry files on the drive. These are usually fine, just press enter to continue. When the files are located, you can choose what to do. Enter 1 and hit return for “Password reset”.
  9. Then you have to select “Edit user data and passwords” by entering 1 again and pressing Enter
  10. Enter your account name from the list and press Enter
  11. On the next screen, enter 1 to “Clear (blank) user password”. You may also select 4 to “Unlock and enable user account” if you have entered the password too often and it is locked. If that’s all you wanted to do, enter ! and press return to quit.
  12. Enter q again to leave the next menu and write the files by typing “y” in Step 4.
  13. Now your password has been reset, just restart your computer normally and you should be able to log in to Windows again!

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