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Have you forgotten the administrator password and need to login to Windows without changing or deleting the current
password? A brute-force attack could be performed to find out your password but that is the most time consuming
approach. In this tutorial we'll show you 3 simple way to quickly bypass Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP password without
changing or resetting the password.
Guide & Tips
Method 1: Create a New Admin Account without Logging in
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2. If you are using a Windows 10/8 install disk, select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt.

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If you are using a Windows 7 install disk, click Command Prompt under System Recovery Options.

3. When you see a Command Prompt, type the following commands and press Enter.

copy d:\windows\system32\sethc.exe d:\

copy /y d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

4. Once that's finished, restart the computer and remove the install disk.

5. After you see the logon screen, press the SHIFT key five times. Voila! The Command Prompt opens and you can run
the following commands to create a new admin account.

net user {user_name} /add

net localgroup administrators {user_name} /add

6. Reboot and you can then log in to your Windows computer with the new admin account.

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Method 2: Turn on Automatic Login

Every time you boot your computer, it will stop at the login screen, waiting for you to enter (or click on) your login name
and enter your password. If you're the sole user of your PC, typing your user password becomes a pure waste of time.
Here's how to configure your computer to automatically bypass Windows login screen, without removing or clearing your
current password.

1. Press the Windows key + R to launch the Run command box. Type netplwiz and hit Enter.

2. In the User Accounts dialog box, select the user you want to automatically log in to, and uncheck the option "Users
must enter a user name and a password to use this computer". Click OK.

3. Type the password of your chosen account and confirm it.

4. The next time you start Windows, it will bypass the login screen and automatically logged in with the user you just
selected.

Method 3: Bypass Windows Password with PCUnlocker

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Besides resetting Windows user password, PCUnlocker also allows you to bypass Windows password through temporarily
changing the Windows kernel on the fly. The password bypass procedure doesn't overwrite your old password and make
any permanent changes to your files.

1. Download PCUnlocker on a computer that you can access. Extract contents of the zip file to the desktop. You will see
the ISO file in the extracted files. Next, use the ISO2Disc tool to put the ISO file either on a CD or USB flash drive and
make it bootable.

2. Insert the CD or USB drive into your locked computer and boot from it. Make sure you change the boot priority within
the BIOS so the CD/USB drive is the first boot option.

3. Once the PCUnlocker screen appears, choose the SAM registry for the Windows installation you want to get into. Then
click on the Options button and select Bypass Windows Password.

4. Now the password bypass is ready, click OK to confirm and begin.

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5. Click OK and reboot the computer. Remove the CD/USB drive so the computer won't boot to PCUnlocker again.

6. When you come to the login screen, you can log in to any Windows account by entering any password. Because the
above procedure doesn't change the SAM database, you will again be prompted to enter your old password if you
reboot again without using PCUnlocker.

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