Change the User Account password

User Account Password - Change from WinRE How to Change the User Account Password if Unable to Login to Windows Published by Dinesh 01-20-2010

User Account Password - Change from WinRE How to Change the User Account Password if Unable to Login to Windows    Information This tutorial will help you remove the existing user account password and set up a new password incase you have forgotten the user password using WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) Here's how: 1. Boot to WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment). 2. Click on the Command Prompt option. 3. Type the following commands and press enter after each one: C: CD Windows\system32 ren cmd.exe cmd.old ren magnify.exe cmd.exe ren cmd.old magnify.exe 4. Restart computer.  5. Click on Easy of Access centre left side bottom à Choose Magnify option. 6. A Command prompt opens up 7. Type: net user administrator /active:yes and press enter. 8. Restart the computer. 9. Logon on administrator account and then using User Accounts page in the Control Panel, remove password for the other account. 10. Type Magnify.exe in Start Menu search box and press enter and open it. 11. Command prompt opens up 12. Type: net user administrator /active:no and press enter. 13. Restart the computer NOTE: This will disable the administrator account. 14. Now, Boot to winRE again, and click on the Command Prompt option. 15. Type the following commands and press enter after each one: C: CD Windows\system32 ren magnify.exe cmd.old ren cmd.exe magnify.exe ren cmd.old cmd.exe exit 16. Restart the computer – system logs on to the User account without asking for password provided there is only one user account.