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How to reset admin account windows 7

manlykeweaver465
By manlykeweaver465
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I'm having some trouble with a laptop, where the user has lost the password to their account which is also an admin account, i tried to active the built in administrator account by doing "net user administrator /active:yes" but it says access denied, i was looking around and apparently you can change the password through a system repair disc and command prompt, link below, will this work and is there anything you guys can suggest doing, thanks.

 

https://www.top-password.com/knowledge/reset-forgotten-windows-7-password.html

 

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Yeah, I would use a bootable USB and follow the steps in that article you linked. Then just reverse the steps if you want/need to. It's worked many times for me in the past

Please quote me if you are replying so that I get a notification. Also, mark my answer as "correct" if I've answered your question :)

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15 minutes ago, Belzebuth said:

Hi you can try the windows DaRT iso

DaRT iso

ill give the system repair tool a try first and then if it doesnt work ill look into this, thanks 

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