RESET WINDOWS PASS LOCAL ADMIN

 

Reset Account Password Without Logging in on Windows 11

On Windows 11, you can rese­t your password right from the lock screen. You don’t e­ven need to log in if you’re­ using a local account.

Step 1: Begin by starting the computer with Windows 11 USB bootable media.

Step 2: Press “Shift + F10” for Command Prompt.

Step 3: Type this command to Navigate to Windows folder from X:Sources.

C:

Step 4: Enter the command to navigate to the System32 folder and press Enter.

Cd Windows\System32

Step 5: Type these command one by one

ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak

ren cmd.exe utilman.exe

Step 6: Enter the command to restart the computer normally

wpeutil reboot

Step 7: Click the Accessibility button at the bottom-right of the Sign-in screen to open Command Prompt.

Then, type and enter the command to activate the built-in Administrator account on Windows 11.

net user Administrator /active:yes

Step 8: Select ‘Restart’ from the Power button options in the bottom-right corner.

Step 9: Choose the Administrator account on the Sign-in screen.

Step 10: Open the Start menu.

Step 11: Search and open the top result for ‘Computer Management’.

Step 12: Expand the ‘Local Users and Groups’ sections.

Step 13: Expand the ‘Users’ sections.

Step 14: Right-click on the account whose password you want to reset and choose ‘Set password’.

Step 15: Enter and confirm the new password.

Step 16: Click ‘OK’.

Step 17: Sign out from admin

Step 18: Reboot the PC using the Windows 11 USB bootable media once more

Step 19: Press “Shift + F10” for Command Prompt.

Step 20: Type this command to Navigate to Windows folder from X:Sources.

C:

Step 21: Enter the command to navigate to the System32 folder and press Enter.

Cd Windows\System32

Step 22: Type these command one by one

ren utilman.exe cmd.exe 
ren utilman.exe.bak utilman.exe

Step 23: Type this following command

net user Administrator /active:no

Step 24: Enter the command to restart the computer normally

wpeutil reboot

After completing the steps, you can regain access to your Windows 11 account