According to the NTPasswd FAQ, there is no plan to add support for encrypted drives.ġ. Note: NTPasswd is not capable of accessing encrypted drives, such as Bitlocker-encrypted drives. Before you can start resetting passwords, you first need to boot your computer into the NTPasswd environment. Now that you’ve created your password reset disk, it’s time to put it to the test. Once the command completes, you now have a bootable NTPasswd USB drive. The command should only take approximately one second to complete, and there are no output messages. # (m) - Install the master boot record (MBR). This command assumes that the NTPasswd zip file is in the C:\Downloads folder and the extract destination is the root of drive E. To do so, run the Expand-Archive command below. Inside the PowerShell window, extract usb140201.zip file contents to the root of the USB drive. You don’t need to download any third-party tools, too.įollow the steps below to create an NTPasswd bootable USB drive.Ģ. Doing so only takes running two lines of command. To boot your computer into the NTPasswd environment, you must first create bootable media containing the NTPasswd files.
As of this writing, the latest zip file name is usb140201.zip, and the size is approximately 18MB.
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This tutorial will be trying the password reset on a test account with the name Dummy.
This user account is optional but recommended if you don’t want to test this tutorial with production or live user account. A test or dummy Windows 10 local user account.This tutorial will be using a Windows 10 version 20H2, but earlier versions should work as well. Since this tutorial is hands-on, you’ll need the following requirements if you plan to follow along. In this tutorial, learn how to use the NTPasswd utility as a “break-glass-in-case-of-emergency” response to reset lost or forgotten Windows user or administrator passwords.Īre you now excited to hack your way into a locked computer? Hold on to your black hat, and let’s dive in. Instead of doing an OS reset, why not try a user account password reset first using the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor (NTPasswd) utility? Forgot your Windows 10 password? Typically, a user would give up, reinstall the operating system (OS), and start from scratch.
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