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Type ! to quit editing user and then press Enter.Įnter q and then press Enter to quit the chntpw tool. You should see the message "Password cleared!". Type 1 for Clear (blank) user password and then press Enter. Specify the user account for which you wish to reset the password by typing the user account name and pressing Enter. The utility will then display user information and password status. Type 1 and press Enter to accept the default choice: Edit user data and passwords. When you're presented with the chntpw Main Interactive Menu. We're interested in resetting Windows password, so press Enter to accept the default option: Password reset. Now the program asks which part of the registry it should load. Select the partition that contains the Windows 7 installation that you want to delete a password from. Just press Enter to continue.Ĭhntpw will display all Windows installations along with the partitions detected on your computer.
#WINDOWS PASSWORD OFFLINE EDITOR HOW TO#
If your computer still boot to Windows 7 login screen, you need to change the boot order in the BIOS: How to Set Your Computer to Boot from CD or USB Drive.Īfter chntpw startup, you will see the first screen which shows copyright information and driver option information. Power on the machine and get it to boot from your USB drive. Once you have created a chntpw Live USB, plug it in your locked Windows 7 computer. If you don't have a USB drive, then putting chntpw on a CD is your only option. Note that just copy the files directly to your USB drive and it won't work. Burn Chntpw to USBĪfter extracting the ISO image, burn it to your USB thumb drive using the freeware ISO2Disc. Once downloaded, extract the ISO file (cd140201.iso) from the ZIP file.
#WINDOWS PASSWORD OFFLINE EDITOR ZIP FILE#
This ZIP file is only around 18 MB so it'll be a quick download for most of you. Download the cd140201.zip file - the one described as the "Bootable CD image". The first thing we will need to do is visit the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor website.
