I am a windows user, however I believe in having knowledge of a Linux system is just as important. You have just proved how Linux is useful and still used. Most things today still use some form of Linux. Someday I will eventually get around to learning more, I will eventually create a Linux system. But I will always be a windows user, nothing wrong with having or using the best from both worlds. Think of it like being able to speak more than one language.
@xanderlurks
11 ай бұрын
If you have money to burn and free time to learn, you can use Linux as your main desktop and buy a second GPU to pass through a VM to run windows with close to full power while using Linux as your host OS.
@TheFredp62
10 ай бұрын
I type in chntpw -l Sam after pressing enter I get Chntpw version 1.00 140201 Open hive (sam) failed: no such file or drlirectory , trying read-only. Open hive (sam) in fallback RO-mode failed: no such file or directory Chntpw: unable to open/read a hive, exiting,. Any suggestions?
@samanthagriffinv2.08
11 ай бұрын
You can do it with in windows itself. Go to the recovery environment and go to command prompt and enable the super admin account. Restart the computer and then log in the super admin accounts. Open to the control panel then user accounts and click on your main account. Then boom reset or remove the password entry and you’re done. Don’t forget to re disabled the super admin account because hackers can use it just as well as you can.
@cemery50
11 ай бұрын
I'm attempting to help a friend who lost his password....the Linux method seems onerous....I would like to use yours, but have never heard of enabling a super user account....his is an xp home version....we found an old recovery cd that I don't know will work with your method, but it seems a lot easier if it does.
@JuanLopez-vf3mo
10 ай бұрын
@@cemery50hello. Have yoy tried with HBCD? There are useful tools for remove/change login passwords no utilities
@roginutah
10 ай бұрын
Can't get to Command Prompt until you have your password. What are you talking about?
@samanthagriffinv2.08
10 ай бұрын
@@roginutah the recovery environment? 😭
@roginutah
10 ай бұрын
I eventually found my way to the command prompt. Shift F10. Still, nothing would allow me to get to changing any passwords. I just reinstalled Windows. No 'control passwords2', 'utilman', etc. Thanks, though. I'm sure it works for some people. @@samanthagriffinv2.08
@tmcarter3
11 ай бұрын
All this is possible if your drive on windows IS NOT bitlocked or encrypted.... If it is, this WILL NOT work.
@daveginboav
11 ай бұрын
Exactly! Well said. These sort of so-called tricks are dangerous without mentioning bitlocker and TPM
@mikeng608
11 ай бұрын
@@daveginboav Even if it's NOT bitlocked or encrypted, it still did not work. Tested twice on the local ID.
@SP-dr1hf
9 ай бұрын
Hello Brian. I've forgotten my bios password. How can I reset this, please?
@Kaio7
4 ай бұрын
I just finished following these steps. Worked like a charm. Thank you so much!!
@dennisvaughn540
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, Love saving Dollar Bills!
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
You're welcome
@f23948
11 ай бұрын
many people around the world forgot his or her password thank you for another great video
@khalidbhatti4024
11 ай бұрын
hiren boot cd can do it easily with out installing any thing in the pc just boot with hiren cd and use password reset utility
@back2basics512
11 ай бұрын
Brian you explain things clear that i understand completely. Can you make a video with Kali Linux on viewing the passwords in SAM file
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
Think I might of done a video on that, If not, I will make one
@back2basics512
11 ай бұрын
@@Britec09 I'll check anyways on your profile but if not can you make a video on that please just for educational purposes
@johngoard8272
11 ай бұрын
Nice one Brian just what happens when you go to reset your password? I do like videos like this and it was very helpful.
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
No sure what you mean? Thanks for watching
@daveginboav
11 ай бұрын
Won't using a Linux USB and accessing System32 etc violate TPM bootlocker?
@MwishaLudack
11 ай бұрын
You provide useful information sir, thank you.
@ncasasola
10 ай бұрын
thank you! this was very useful and worked like a charm.
@back2basics512
11 ай бұрын
Hiren boot stil works the best and it's quicker, but I've encountered something after removing with hiren boot. I was signed out of all my accounts when i logged back into Windows is that normal?
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
many ways to skin a cat
@valc6954
9 ай бұрын
@Britec09, can you use Kali linux or any other linuxes to do this besides ubuntu? thank you and great videos. btw. 1 subscriber here!
@waltermitty4132
11 ай бұрын
Is it possible that this works only for the password on a Local account, rather than a Microsoft account?
@Doctortech1
11 ай бұрын
Does the Ubuntu install the password reset on your main hard drive?
@mikebaker2927
11 ай бұрын
I would love to see the way to do it within Windows please Brian.
@angheloiumarius
11 ай бұрын
Serious Sam it's pleased. :) Thx once again great info& tutorial.
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@geowilson1587
11 ай бұрын
really nice vlog…does cdkey have to be only on fresh install 10
@ObakuZenCenter
11 ай бұрын
You can use a Windows key on any Windows install, whether fresh or not.
@iamadityavaishy
6 ай бұрын
Help 😢😢😢 I followed these steps. Windows password is broken (thanks 🎉) but My harddisk got erased completely 😮😮😮
@jrl8282
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Works with Windows 11?
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
That was windows 11
@robertstamps2674
11 ай бұрын
I really don’t like windows 11 it reminds me of windows 8 and 8.1 and how bad they were cause 10 came out very quickly not long after Microsoft was getting really a ton of negative feedback and oh how much I really loved windows 7 I even still have a older laptop that has vista installed on it and only reason why I bought it is so I can still play certain pc games that will not run on 7 and up to 11. Play station is backwards compatible why can’t windows be that way, example Star Trek Borg and $80 game that I bought and I never got to play it and I have heard that it was a very good game and the pc that I had back in 99 was to weak to play that game and by the time I had the money to buy a new pc the game was outdated couldn’t play it because of windows version that I had and if I remember correctly it was xp not sure but it would not play and now after all theses years I’ve lost the game. Oh well
@chepantah
10 ай бұрын
Bill Gates & co are greedy MFs by not supporting older OSs they are breaching the contract they're meant to honour when you purchased the software by making it obsolete .. this is a criminal & civil offence in the real world and they should be brought to justice through a class action that woukd see them pay out $Billions in damages .. like pfizer has done on more than one occasion ..
@shaunnathanson6905
11 ай бұрын
wow you the man Strelic also works wonders but does this work if it is a Microsoft account,. side note thank you for everything you do!!!! have a good weekend go bokka!!!!
@Cyba_IT
11 ай бұрын
If it's an MS account you have to log into your MS account and reset the password that way. I'm not sure what happens if the computer you are trying to log onto after resetting the MS password is offline though.
@shaunnathanson6905
11 ай бұрын
@Cyba_IT issue is most customers lose there log in information sadly.
@Cyba_IT
11 ай бұрын
@@shaunnathanson6905 Yup. Passwords and printers are the two main things that keep me busy every day. 😂
@shaunnathanson6905
11 ай бұрын
@@Cyba_IT this job we do
@theoneandonlybenify
8 ай бұрын
Make sure you set your time to the correct time or this won’t blank the windows password
@theoneandonlybenify
8 ай бұрын
Oh, one more thing, I had to blank both the Administrator password and the user password, and also make sure the time and date were correct in Ubuntu to get this to work for me.
@johnsenchak1428
11 ай бұрын
You can data recovery also
@kenamirault1220
11 ай бұрын
Followed directions to the Windows\System32\Config, "command not found" for chntpw -l SAM, any ideas?
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
follow what I did in video, don't skip any steps. chntpw -l SAM not found is because you never did the first step
@mikebaker2927
11 ай бұрын
Don’t forget it’s a dash and a lowercase L
@jwkmpli
11 ай бұрын
my daily driver is ubuntu 22.04.3lts
@franciscohorna5542
11 ай бұрын
good to know
@jacektalaj_1969
11 ай бұрын
I have only one account: 01f4 Administrator (ADMIN). When I type chntpw -u 0x1f4 SAM, type 1 and q and y, restart computer I have Windows password When I type chntpw -u Administrator SAM, type 1 and q and y, restart computer I have Windows password. Chntpw don't remove password. What is wrong? Tested on Windows 10 21H2 x64
@ironcnash
11 ай бұрын
I have the same issue. I got the ok message but my account is password locked
@akshaycullen
11 ай бұрын
First 😇
@back2basics512
11 ай бұрын
Lol you probably his neighbour 😂
@akshaycullen
11 ай бұрын
@back2basics512 I was using my phone that moment when he uploaded this video 😂
@back2basics512
11 ай бұрын
@@akshaycullen ah i see 👌
@drmarkintexas-400
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing 🏆🤗🇺🇲🙏
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@timothybohman8892
19 күн бұрын
worked brilliantly Win 7 OS unlocked password. Thank you
@richardwernst
11 ай бұрын
Can that software be loaded in Linux Mint as well? And getting new(er) computers with all the security stuff enabled (for Windows 11, for example) can be a real pain in the neck.
@surnate2738
7 ай бұрын
Doesn't show the open with terminal option on my end
@BlazeBullet
3 ай бұрын
Will this work with bitlocker?
@theemusicNmovies
10 ай бұрын
what is the ssd is also encrypted
@FirstLast-wx1yj
11 ай бұрын
What if the account was a domain account? How to reset it?
@trusttech9942
11 ай бұрын
None of these ridiculous videos work with a domain account or a Microsoft account. Only the local account which the village idiot can reset.
@hotmixer2010
10 ай бұрын
Connect to organization network via LAN or wifi, press ctrl alt del and reset password
@dm3035
11 ай бұрын
WOW - GREAT TO KNOW - I already had an Ubuntu USB ready. Learn something NEW every DAY. THANK YOU - HAVE A NICE DAY 👍👍👍
@grantspiers5104
8 ай бұрын
Hi, thank you for your tutorial. You also mentioned another way using utilman. Would you direct me to where I can view this.
@KofMugen381
11 ай бұрын
Great Job
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
Thanks
@TheRealLeccho
11 ай бұрын
1. There's an easier way using the bios... 2. You should tell people how to protect their pc from that hack... So adding a password on the BIOS (for access and startup) should prevent this kind of hack.
@GregM
11 ай бұрын
No because one can clear the CMOS and that will remove passwords in the BIOS UNLESS they are written to an area in BIOS that is not user accessible. As well one can also remove the drive from the system and install it another board use this method
@Cyba_IT
11 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure there isn't a way to reset the Windows logon password in the BIOS. It's also quite a bit more difficult to reset a BIOS password (Unless your Mobo has a dedicated BIOS password reset jumper, which most don't) than it is to reset a Windows logon password. It was when I did it awhile ago anyway.
@Cyba_IT
11 ай бұрын
@@GregM Yeah, on most Mobo's clearing the CMOS doesn't reset the BIOS password annoyingly. It makes sense security-wise though of course. Much easier to pull the drive as you say and hope it isn't encrypted. 😂😬
@AndyM...
11 ай бұрын
@@Cyba_IT ....and if it's encrypted it's goodbye data !!!!
@charginginprogresss
11 ай бұрын
Oh this one looks nice. I've been using WinRE to swap sethc.exe with cmd and reset password on the logon screen
@ravnkurt
11 ай бұрын
what if you use this on a wm on a windows pc and do that is that the same trick or is the sam a problem ?
@francisco-kb7mv
11 ай бұрын
Eu verei mais tarde.
@PlaAwa
11 ай бұрын
can you use this to hack into other people's PC's?
@dennislaplant95
11 ай бұрын
Does this only work for local accounts? Will it work for the Local Administrator account?
@Britec09
11 ай бұрын
Yes, only local accounts
@dennislaplant95
11 ай бұрын
@@Britec09 Even the Local Administrator account?
@mikeng608
11 ай бұрын
Tested but did not work. It did not clear the password.
@Cyba_IT
11 ай бұрын
Do you log into Windows locally or though your Microsoft account?
@mikeng608
11 ай бұрын
Local ID@@Cyba_IT
@OlettaLiano
11 ай бұрын
Why use Linux to reset the password when Windows has easy ways resetting your password built in? I reset mine every six months.
@Lazdinger
11 ай бұрын
I would imagine that a lot - if not most - users don’t have their windows machines set up that way and/or are reluctant to set up a Microsoft account.
@OlettaLiano
11 ай бұрын
@@Lazdinger I do have a MS account, but I use a local account most of the time.
@Lazdinger
11 ай бұрын
@@OlettaLiano I commend you for using a local account, my friend.
@ObakuZenCenter
11 ай бұрын
@@Lazdinger Windows machines are set up this way by default. So most users would find it far easier for example to just use Command Prompt, than all of the hassle involved in the process shown in the video.
@Lazdinger
11 ай бұрын
@@ObakuZenCenter Ah, I see. I stand corrected, my friend. I was thinking more along the lines of someone setting their pc up so that it prompts them to change their password every user-defined period of time. Although, I assumed that being able to reset a user password using the built-in tools (ie. cmd prompt) would be something that, while useful and available in older versions of windows, MS would deprecate that functionality so it's not so easy for anyone to just break into a machine. My thought was so that they could push (or _encourage_ ) users to register with a MS account by introducing the ability to be able to reset your password with it.
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