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[WIN8] Windows 8 Password Reset

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Recently I was challenged with resetting the password for Windows 8. The user of course didn't had the following: - Only 1 user admin account, no other accounts - User didn't create password reset disk - And of course user can't remember their HINT I quickly goggled and found to be few useful tricks but none of them worked and since I was left with minimal resources to work with, was unsuccessful. I tried to the following: - Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor - it didn't work because Win8 is set to UEFI, turned on Legacy mode but still wouldn't read the HDD. - Tried this trick I found on google: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-reset-windows-8-password/ The problem I discovered that I was unable to copy Utilman.exe, didn't research as to why... - Tried with another linux tool which I don't remember but didn't work also. Question is, What could I have done other than what I already tried? Is there any 3rd Party tool possibly free that works in Windows 8 to reset the passwords? What would you have done if you couldn't reset the password? Restore the OS? Thanks!

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