All passwords, especially complex ones, are often forgotten by us. Sometimes it happens that we write down their meaning only on a piece of paper, which is soon simply lost. In general, the situation is typical. Beginners are sometimes frightened by the fact that with a forgotten password it is impossible to log into the system. They do not know what to do in such cases. Formally, you cannot enter the system without a password (if it is installed and enabled), but this situation can still be corrected. You will learn how to do this exactly from our article. So, how to remove the password from Windows 7?
About SAM
On the seventh version of the Windows operating system, as well as on XP, the SAM system is used to store keys and user names. All information that is in it is reliably protected from hacking. Therefore, in order to find out a forgotten password, you will have to spend a lot of time and effort. However, there are easier ways to hack. And their main essence is to reset the password and replace its values ​​with new ones. That is, you won’t be able to solve the old information to the “Admin” or “Guest” user, but you can enter the computer after the first reset. To do this, you will have to use several programs, which we will tell you about a little later.
It is also worth noting that when the OS is running, you will not be able to "get into" the password store and change any information there. That is why key reset programs must be downloaded from another computer to a separate DVD / CD-ROM or to a USB flash drive.
And now about utilities
The best known program for resetting passwords on computers running Windows is the Offline NT Registry and Password editor. This utility is able to work with almost all operating systems. This is XP, and Vista, and Windows 7.
How to use it?
Before you remove the Windows 7 password, you need to have access to another computer that does not use security keys or you know their meanings. A laptop or a stationary system unit - it doesn’t matter. The main thing is that he has access to the Internet. So, we go to the world wide web and enter the key in the search engine (for example, download NT Registry and Password editor). Download the program and save the exe-installer to a USB flash drive or disk. After you have burned the image to disk, you can proceed to reset the password. Unfortunately, this program does not have a graphical interface, however, understanding the principle of its operation is not very difficult.
We insert the USB flash drive or disk into the “password-protected” computer and wait until the
dialog box appears
. Sometimes, to enable this program, you need to press the F6 button at one of the moments when the OS starts up (similar actions are performed when installing a new operating system on a computer). In general, this utility starts itself, and all that is required of you is to press the Enter key.
What to do with the command line?
Boot from the removable media of the program and select the number of the partition on which your "OS" is installed. If an error occurs, you will have to start the computer again. Next, the program will ask you to specify the path to the folder where the key storage file is located (that is, in the SAM system). This line should appear here: X: / Windows / System32 / config . This is the path to the password file. If the line is not completely completed, add it with the appropriate characters. Now select the item called Password reset (it is the first in the list).
Then everything will be simple. After Password reset, select Edit user data and password. He is also on the list first. Now you need to enter the username or its identifier in the format 0xabcd. The last 4 digits are the RID indicated in column I. It will be useful to us if the name of the user (user) is displayed incorrectly or it cannot be entered correctly.
Now click on item 1 - password reset. You can also change it. To do this, select section number 2 “password change”. Then press the “!” Sign at the same time and enter key. So you exit edit mode.
To remove the Windows 7 administrator password , then enter the q character, press enter, then y and the enter key. All - the password is almost reset. To complete the operation, enter “n” and remove the USB flash drive or disk from the drive. Next, make the combination Alt + Ctrl + Del - with this command you will restart your computer. All - Windows 7 account password successfully reset! In time for all this work, it will take you no more than 1 hour along with downloading and installing the program.
Are there any risks?
There are no risks when resetting the password, even if you will use this method for the first time. Files, folders and data after that will not disappear, as when uninstalling the operating system from drive C. After resetting the password, you will still see the same familiar desktop with all the saved shortcuts. That is, touching the bowels of the system (SAM key file), even with intuitive actions you will not harm your computer. Everything is very simple and safe.
How to remove a password from Windows 7? Method number 2
Here is another option for resetting the password on the Windows 7 operating system. To do this, you will have to prepare the installation disk with Windows in advance. In this case, you will enable the hidden administrator account by editing the registry from the OS installation environment. In the future, you can log in under this account and edit at any time information about the passwords of any account that is registered on this computer. This will save a lot of time. By default, the "Admin" does not have a registered password, which only plays into the hands.
What do we need for this?
All that is required of you to have is the original installation disc with the operating system. It is from him that we will boot and restore / reset protection in the SAM system.
So, how to remove the password from Windows 7? To do this, we need to boot from the installation disk and press the key combination Shift + F10. So we will call the command line. Here you need to enter the value "regedit" and press the enter key.
After the registry editor starts , you need to go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section. To do this, select "File" - "Download bush ... ..". On the English version of the installation disc, it will look like this: File - Load hive ... Now open the SAM file. It is located in the folder at / Windows / System32 / config (that is, where the operating system is installed). When you open the SAM system, the computer prompts you to enter the value of the loaded bush. Here you can type any combination of characters and keys.
After that, select the section located at KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / bush name / SAM / Domains / Account Users / 000001F4. In this case, double-click the right mouse button on the F. This value must be changed to 10. Do not change any more data. Other numbers can neither be added nor deleted. To disable the password in Windows 7, select the bush "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / bush name" further. Then select "File" - "Unload Bush" from the menu. On English versions of Windows you need to select File - Unload hive. Now confirm the unloading of the bush and restart the computer. First you need to remove the installation disk from it.
But that is not all. To reset your Windows 7 password, follow a few more steps:
- Log in using your Admin account.
- In the control panel, select the "user management" section. Here you can remove the Windows 7 password.
- Change your forgotten password to a new one or reset it.
It is worth noting that here you can change the key not only on the administrator account, but also on other accounts.
How to bypass Windows 7 password? Method number 3
This is perhaps the most complex method of flushing key data from a SAM file. And the whole complexity and danger lies in the fact that here we will deal with the substitution of system files.
As you know, in each "Windows" the default sticking function is set . Sooner or later, everyone will encounter it - if you press the Shift button on the keyboard five to eight or more times, a short but very nasty sound will sound from the speakers, and a small window will be displayed on the screen.
This window belongs to the helper program sethc.exe. The latter is the basis of the OS system directory. It also starts on the welcome screen, namely when you are prompted to select a user account and enter a password. You can replace this useless program with something more interesting, for example, with cmd.exe (command line). Naturally, it will not appear every time it starts, but only if you boot from the installation disk and press the key combination Shift + F10.
How does it work?
It is necessary to start resetting the password by defining the letter character of the drive on which the OS is installed. To do this, just enter the value "dir. C: "and view the contents of the root section.
After that, copy the original sethc.exe file to the root of the drive folder, and replace the second with cmd.exe.
Then reboot the computer and press the Shift key several times (until the command line is displayed on the screen). Enter the username and new password in it as follows: net user username new_password. Case in point: net user admin 12345.
Values ​​may vary, but the “net user” at the beginning of the line remains unchanged. Also, when entering a password, you can not put a space. And the username must strictly correspond to reality. If this is an administrator, then admin. If it is a guest, then after "net user" the value "guest" is entered in Cyrillic and so on.
A similar password reset algorithm can also be observed in the Windows-XP operating system. Therefore, even if you are familiar with the "seven" recently, then, knowing XP, working with this OS will be very simple for you.
How to see the password of Windows 7? Unfortunately, this is impossible. You only have to reset and set a new value.
That's it - now you can safely log into the system. Further, at your discretion, you can reset it or change these values ​​again.
Judging objectively, the fastest and easiest way to reset passwords is the first method. However, this does not mean at all that the other two are not productive.
Conclusion
So, we found out how to remove the password from Windows 7. Choose any of the above three methods and reset passwords at any time in a matter of minutes. Good luck