How to Reset Windows 10 Password Command Prompt without Reset Disk

Losing passwords, in this case Windows 10 admin account password, is a common issue for every user. Though initially the decision to secure your information is clever and notable, but once you lost the password, then you reap the dire consequences.

You literally lose access to all your data, docs, media files, daily using spreadsheets, research materials that you collect and store in your computer. They are all gone as if for now until you find a way to crack, reset admin password or lose the password restriction. If it was a local user account, the problems would not have been that severe. But when it is an admin account, the too many admin restrictions restricts you from gaining easier access.

Here we will take about how to reset Windows 10 password using command prompt without losing data.

Case 1: Reset Windows 10 Password using Command Prompt

Here we would cmd for resetting Windows 10 OS password, in case you have lost it.

Step 1. First off, arrange a Windows 10 install disc and boot the target computer with it by choosing the boot menu in the BIOS.

Step 2. At the onset of Windows setup menu list, provide language, time format, keyboard details, and hit “Next” button to continue.

Step 3. When the next page comes, click “Repair your Computer > Troubleshoot > Command prompt” option. immediately the cmd dialogue box would pop up.

Alternatively, you can directly press the Shift+F7 to open the command prompt windows.

Step 4. Enter the commands shown below and hit “Enter” after each line of commands:

copy c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\
copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe

Step 5. Type Y to overwrite the utilman.exe file, and eject your Windows installation disk, then type the wpeutil reboot, and press Enter to restart the computer.

Step 6. Now this time, when the Windows login page appears, press “Windows logo + U” key combination, and again a cmd box would pop up in advanced mode. You can also click Ease of Access icon to open the command prompt.

Input the commands attested below to reset Windows 10 password.

net user myuser newpassword

Change the commands “myuser” with the actual account name and the “new password” with the actual new password you want this time.

You can also enter the following command to elevate an existing user to an administrator:

net localgroup administrators myuser /add

Step 7. Finally enter the newly generated password in the sign in screen, and the access will be granted without any trouble.

Step 8. Don’t forget to PUTTING UTILMAN.EXE BACK, reset boot your computer from windows install disk like the step 1–3. Then also open the command prompt and type the following command.

copy c:\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe

Confirm the overwriting by answering Yes. Reboot your computer.

CONS:

· Command prompt is a bit risky and confusing for beginners.

· There is a potential threat of serious command line mistakes, which ultimately leads to drastic irreversible changes.

Case 2: Reset Windows 10 Password from Command Prompt when Logged in

If you’re already logged in your Windows 10,then it would be so easy to reset Windows 10 password from command prompt. Check the following steps.

Step 1. In the search field on your Windows 10, type the cmd or command, then, click or tap on the Command Prompt result, then select the “Run as administrator” link from the right side of the search panel.

Step 2. When the command prompt window appears, type the following command to reset Windows 10 password.

net user "Walter White" 123456

In this case, Walter White is my account name, you can replace it with your own user name and replace the 123456 with the new password you want for your account.

If you use * instead of 123456, Windows 10 prompts you for the password.

It should be noted that this only works the situation where you’re already logging in Windows and your account is a local account. You can’t reset the password of a Microsoft account from the command prompt.

Case 3: Reset Windows 10 Password without Command Prompt

If you don’t want to run into any downsides, then SYSGeeker WinPassGo is the best reliable solution for you. To your knowledge, it is not like other random password crack software. It can reset or remove Windows password without formatting the system and losing any stored data. What you need to do is prepare an USB drive and another working computer, then use WinPassGo to create a bootable password reset disk, this reset disk can help you reset, remove any types of your accounts passwords and create and delete an account.

Step 1. Get the program from the official and follow the on screen Windows installation wizard instructions to install the program. Make sure to do it on a separate working computer.

Step 2. Run the tool and choose “USB or CD/DVD” option on the first screen as media type.

Step 3. Insert a blank disk and choose “Burn USB” or “Burn CD/DVD” according to the disk type you are using now. When the ISO file is burnt, you will receive a pop up notification, “Burning Successfully”. Click “Ok” to finish it.

Step 5. Take out the bootable disk, and insert it again into the locked computer and boot from it. In case you find difficulty to load the disk contents, go to the “BIOS” settings page, and set the disk as the priority device to let system load from it now onwards.

Step 6. When the loading is done, the registered account list will be displayed.

Choose your locked account, click “Reset Password” and “Reboot” options and your part is done.

The program will do the rest by rebooting the computer. When the system turns on again, there you will find no password inquiry.

In Short:

Resetting Windows 10 password using command prompt is not as easy as you thought it would be. If improper operation, your Windows may be damaged and data was gone! All the methods or tricks are well tested. But if you wish to adhere to something more reliable and concrete for a long run, prefer WinPassGo or some free tool like ophcrack, ntpassword, I personally have been using it for many years, and I can assure that you will definitely be benefitted with it.