Windows Administrator “Lost Password” / “Password Reset”

KB ID 0000159

Problem

You have forgotten your password, or the administrators password fo your Windows machine.

Note: You can also ‘Blank’ or reset the DSRM (Directory Services Restore Mode) password on a Domain Controller (Tested on 2012 R2, by blanking the password). Using this method.

Lost Password : Fix

Lost Password Software Download Links

Password Reset CD Image (3.5Mb) Note: This is a .iso file – you need to burn it as an image! Simply dropping this file on a CD will NOT work.

WARNINIG – If your drive has been encrypted with Windows Bitlocker this procedure will not work!

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