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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