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Change Windows User Password Without Knowing Current Password

Updated by Raymond - 9 months ago - Windows
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Since Windows XP, you can find a User Accounts icon at the Control Panel for you to manage the users that exists in Windows. You can create, change or remove password, change account name, type and picture, enable guest account, create new accounts and even deleting them. You can also create a password reset disk from there to allow you to overwrite the current password that you forgot with a new one. There are also third party boot disk such as Kon-Boot that allows you to reset or change any account’s password. If you try to change a user account password, you will have to first enter the current password in order for the system to accept the new password or else you’ll get the error “The password you typed is incorrect. Please retype your current password” or “Windows cannot change the password”.

Change your Password

This restriction is logical to prevent unauthorized users from changing the administrator password if for example you’re temporarily away from your computer and forgot to lock it. It would be chaotic if one of your colleague decides to play a prank on you by changing your account’s password without knowing your current password and that is in fact possible which we will showing you in this article.

Here is a simple tool and free tool called XP Password Manager created by Arash Veyskarami which can be used to forcefully set or change and delete the current logged in user’s password without providing the current correct password. Just run the program, select the options that you want and click the OK button. Although the name of the program has XP on it, we’ve tested it on Windows 7 and it worked perfectly although you will need to run it as administrator.

XP Password Manager

Download XP Password Manager

Other than using the tool above to forcefully change one’s account password, it is surprisingly possible to do it directly from Windows through Computer Management or Command Prompt.

Change administrator password from Computer Management

1. Click Start, right click on Computer and select Manage.

2. Expand System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users.

3. Right click on the user account that you want to change the password and select “Set Password”.

Set password for administrator

4. Enter the new password twice and click OK to save the changes. Take note that it does not ask for current password at all.

Change administrator password from Command Prompt

1. Click Start button, type cmd at the Search bar, hold Ctrl+Shift and press Enter. Click the Yes button on the UAC window.

2. Type the following command in the cmd window and press enter.

net user YOURUSERACCOUNTNAME *

3. Type the new password that you want to use twice and the changes takes effect instantly.

Net User change password

Although it is unknown why Microsoft allow password to be changed without entering the current password, but we strongly believe this is to prevent illiterate Windows user from easily changing their password from the User Accounts shortcut in Control Panel while most of the time the command prompt tool and Computer Management are used only by experienced users.

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97 comments on “Change Windows User Password Without Knowing Current Password”

  1. Binod says:
    1 year ago

    Dear sir, I want to change windows password (by command not software) without knowing it. please mail me.

    Reply
  2. Davis says:
    2 years ago

    send me a windows password unlocker so I can used it to hack computers.If not then send me instructions on how to hack in to computers with out a admin password. And also I would like you to instruct me on how to delete a password when when log on without a password.

    Reply
  3. PAWAN says:
    2 years ago

    CAN U A TRICK TO OPEN MY ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT A FORGOT MY PASSWORD ……….
    PLZ SEND SIR IT”S VERY URGENT ……………!!!!

    Reply
  4. Bobby says:
    2 years ago

    THERE IS NO ADMIN ACCOUNT AFTER YOURE IN SAFE MODE WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  5. timothee says:
    2 years ago

    for all your problems, there is one solution.first reset your computer or laptop and then press continiously f8 and then run in safe mode. In safe mode there will be an administrator account.Enter it and from it you can change your administrator’s account. ttttrrrrryyyy iiiiiitttttt mmmmmmaaaannnn!!!!!

    Reply
  6. Shackks says:
    2 years ago

    XP Password Manager only changes the password of the profile you’re logged in, not the administrator’s.

    The freeware only changes the admin password if you’re logged in as admin.

    Reply
  7. E . Kpabitey says:
    2 years ago

    1) how can i switch to the administrator without knowing the password?

    2)how can i install a software on a computer without having an administrator privelage?
    plz plz plz some one give me an answer to these questions.

    Reply
  8. shrenik says:
    2 years ago

    give me a short cut key to hack the adminstrator password

    Reply
  9. KK says:
    2 years ago

    Hello! i have forgotten my password.S, please give me a solution to broke my password. FAST

    Reply
  10. Selvaprabhu says:
    2 years ago

    hello man,
    i’m using XP3,
    i can change admin when i’m in an another standard user, but i cant change password in a guest account please help me..

    Reply
  11. Debashis Mandal(XXX) says:
    3 years ago

    you can change xp,vista,win7 password with this code.
    open cmd>type>net user”" *
    then the computer asked you to set a password
    then type a password as you like.
    that ok.

    Reply
  12. Dark Angel says:
    3 years ago

    @crackruckles —> 100000 times “THANK YOU!!!!”
    it worked :D
    It went very fast! Nice software :)

    Reply
  13. arun says:
    3 years ago

    hi i wanna know how to break the system administrator password plz help me my friendz.

    one more ting i was trying Ctlr+Alt+Del its go to administratro there also asking password so now u r all understand wats my problem right

    plz plz plz plz send it to my mail id my friendz

    Reply
  14. crackruckles says:
    3 years ago

    If you get realy stuck just download and burn a copy of ophcrack. burn using a program like imageburn.

    ophcrack.sourceforge.net/download.php?type=livecd

    imgburn.com/

    boot via DVD and then it cracks the password NOT removing it just telling it to you.

    Reply
  15. Chandru M says:
    3 years ago

    Goto -> Run

    Type cmd

    type net user username(administrator or something) *

    press Enter Ok

    Reply
  16. Desmond says:
    3 years ago

    i have forgotten my windows vista password, can you please help me ??

    Reply
  17. Jason says:
    3 years ago

    Is this possible to run from a guest account and change the admin acct password?

    Reply
  18. John Ssempa says:
    3 years ago

    Hello i forgot my administrator password, i can nolonger remember it. What can i do?
    I live in Uganda.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  19. satya says:
    3 years ago

    hi thi s is satya i forgot my admin password how to break administrator password using bootable cd are in way… pls help me friends

    Reply
  20. diana marie says:
    3 years ago

    hello :)

    i’ve downloaded the freeware but my antivirus is automatically deleting it whenever i’m trying to access it.

    i’m using a limited account right now because as it is, i’ve forgotten the password to my administrator account since i’ve changed it while i’m in a not-so-good condition.

    so now, i cannot modify the settings of my antivirus, so that i can make exceptions in its detection of possible threats.

    i also tried to reset my password from the control panel —> administrative tools —> computer management. But since i’m using a limited account, the computer won’t save the changes that i am making.

    Please help me. Thanks!

    Reply
  21. rakesh says:
    3 years ago

    Hai All,

    In my voffice we are unable to open sites (even google)..
    Can any body tell how to break Administrator password, or please tell me the settings for I.E., so that i can access all settings.. please do the needful

    Reply
  22. jerald says:
    3 years ago

    also try typing these in the command prompt

    control userpasswords2

    again its-> control userpasswords2

    Reply
  23. Craven Morehead says:
    4 years ago

    yo – you can’t use this tool or any other method if the master ADMINISTRATOR password has been set.

    Service pack 2 fixed all these weak holes.

    If you forgot the password – reinstall windoze.

    Reply
  24. alwin says:
    4 years ago

    dear sir,
    I hav a administrator and a limitted account, i have forgotten the admiinistrator password, i cant able to login so plz hlep me to change it

    plz mail me alwinchennai@gmail.com

    thanks in advance
    alwin
    9894795727

    Reply
  25. hacker in progress..... RyuR the Beggining... says:
    4 years ago

    also in the beggining in loging in there is a password toget logged into windows start up screen or thats what i call it… this is a dell computer if it helps…..windows xp admin password needed as well

    Reply
  26. hacker in progress..... RyuR the Beggining... says:
    4 years ago

    need a an administrative password without a secure account… basically it is that iam in a limited account and want to mess with the administrator

    Reply
  27. xd_zee says:
    4 years ago

    **SORRY GUYZ DISCARD D PREVIOUS COMNT AS D EMAIL I TYPED IN IT WAS WRONG PLIZ REFER TO DIS COMNT**
    hi m a student and the computers we use at our school r all networked and given limited access for the accounts we use. Cannot hack the Network Administrator password or even the Admin account from the limited accounts as access is denied in command prompt when u run hacks such as net user etc.Can anyone help me out with this becoz i wna do dis bcoz the Computer Admin in our school is so full of himself n a jerk so i wna hack in and show him a fin o 2…

    please guyz ur help wil b appreciated in this matter as i hav tried and failed so m askin 4 help :)

    email me: speed_letzg0@yahoo.com

    Reply
  28. anand says:
    4 years ago

    anand
    March 21st, 2009 at 5:42 pm 75

    im a student. i have limited account in college, how to login administrative account without knowing password. is any hack is available?

    anand_8487@yahoo.com

    Reply
  29. tiffany says:
    4 years ago

    ok, can someone please help me..???? i am the administrator on my home desktop and i have forgotten my password. i have gest and limited account listed.. but i cannt seem to log into my account, i have tried everything, can someone please help me??? soldiergirl_1988@yahoo.com please please please please

    Reply
  30. Prince says:
    4 years ago

    Hi

    Can any one help me how to hack gmail account pasword hack or how to recover the lost password.

    prince.smith1@gmail.com

    Reply
  31. hacka0000 says:
    4 years ago

    heyyy…. just type net user in cmd.exe
    then type net user user name *
    type password and confirm…..
    you have finished…..
    in user name type ur user name or administrator name….or to whom u want…

    was it easy

    Reply
  32. xD says:
    4 years ago

    Olá.. vocês poderião me dizer como mudar a senha do admonistrador pq meu pai me colocou como conta limitada mas eu preciso mudar como administrador do computador tambem mas a conta de usuario dele é protegida por senha eu nõ consigo envadir e nem instalar nenhum programa espiao porque pede a senha dele entao se puderem me ajudar ate +

    Ty ;D

    Reply
  33. chris jacomet says:
    4 years ago

    the computer I need password recovery on is not on the internet. is this going to be burned to cd where i can then bring it to the computer to recover

    Reply
  34. jay_99 says:
    4 years ago

    this is good excelelnt..

    Reply
  35. spooner says:
    4 years ago

    i have just bought a dell laptop and dont have admin password can some1 tell me how to get online or how to pass this pls…ASAP…ty all x

    Reply
  36. hacker111 says:
    4 years ago

    hi
    plz send me a link for good hacking ebooks .i,m working on xp .could u send me a link of ankit fadia,s unofficial guide to ethical hacking.
    thank u.

    Reply
  37. usman says:
    5 years ago

    I want to access the desktop of other computers over my school network. please help me in this case.

    Reply
  38. ahmad says:
    5 years ago

    plz i forget all passowrd and username of my copmuter please help me

    Reply
  39. shankar says:
    5 years ago

    Hi I am Shankar

    I Want To Use My Pc, But My Younger Sis’s Does’nt :Let Me
    Do That. She Blocks Me By Putting Down Administrator
    password.

    Please Any One Help Me To Hack It

    Reply
  40. alphaeus says:
    5 years ago

    hello

    this software is cool…. but i need another password remover… using the account of guest…. that can remove the password of administrator account

    Reply
  41. Jawad Taherpoor says:
    5 years ago

    I want to know how to break the password of Admin without booting via safe made.
    I mean by any program Or any code by inserting the USB flash to that PC.
    Thank you so much.

    Reply
  42. crackruckles says:
    5 years ago

    hello all i see your problem but i have a soution if you need to get into an account without knowing the password all you have to do is have a vista disc (not sure if it works on xp but you should try). boot from the disc even if you dont have vista then go repair and then into the command promp then type net user (the account name) * . you must put the * in so the computer knows its a password and then follow the promts. yes you can put nothing in and it will remove the password.

    Hope it helps and please tell me if it works on the xp boot disc.

    Reply
  43. lilme says:
    5 years ago

    I have downloaded Arash Veyskarami” does the comp have to be re-started? or log in as any user and all will have administrator access?

    Reply
  44. hackly66 says:
    5 years ago

    Ophcrack bootable CD just google it lol

    Reply
  45. shriram verma says:
    5 years ago

    hi,
    i am Shriram , i want to know how to delete administrator & create a new password plz help me.

    thanks,
    Your friend
    Shriram Verma
    9887810872

    Reply
  46. shriram verma says:
    5 years ago

    hi,
    i am Shriram , i want to know how to break administrator & create a new password plz help me.

    thanks,
    Your friend
    Shriram Verma
    9887810872

    Reply
  47. kajla says:
    5 years ago

    hi ,
    i am kajla & i want to know how to break administrator password plz help me.

    thanks
    your friend
    kajla

    Reply
  48. hardik says:
    5 years ago

    about windows password manager:::

    a virus is detected while downloading the windows password manager which allows the user to change password without knowing it!

    Reply
  49. KHYBER KHAN says:
    5 years ago

    HI
    I WANT TO REMOVE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD
    BUT THEY TOLD TYPE CMD AND NET UER THEN ADMINISTRATOR THAT THING IS NOT WORKING
    THEY WANT THE RIGHT GUEST CANNOT REMOVE THAT
    SO I M REQUESTING TO U PLEASE TELL ME THE RIGHT
    ONE TO BREAK ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD

    Reply
  50. Mark A Warren says:
    5 years ago

    I’m just like everyone else. Here I am trying to get into my son’s computer who’s home form college but can’t get past his password.

    Does anyone know a program or where to get one or just anything?

    Appreciate your time.

    Reply
  51. shashi says:
    5 years ago

    hi friends.
    this is shashi… if u have any problem in network or any admin password related issuess u can send a request mail to me…
    i will give you replay with in a 2 hoursssss……..

    Reply
  52. missy says:
    5 years ago

    how would i delete two of these old workers from my company’s email account noone knows their password

    Reply
  53. pankajkumar says:
    5 years ago

    please send me how to hack administrator account using guest account win-xp but any computer

    Reply
  54. Kamg says:
    5 years ago

    If you need help to log onto the administrator accounts at “school” with out the password email me and I will give you instructions on how to do so…..E-mail me if you need help
    ^
    / l \
    / l \
    l
    l
    l

    Reply
  55. Kang says:
    5 years ago

    Well there is many ways to hack accounts, key logging, cmd, etc….
    For all the people that want to hack into a “Administrator” acccount you can simply use cmd and type certain commands, I’m not sure of the commands but I am knowledgable to many commands because I have been using command prompt for some time. If you have questions I could maybe help, and i could maybe not. I know how to hack “accounts” to some stuff. Please email if you have questions

    rtcwjgh@hotmail.com

    Reply
  56. abhishek says:
    5 years ago

    heyaaa….plzzz i want 2 know how 2 crack administrator password without any CD…plzzzzzzz help

    Reply
  57. Arsalan says:
    5 years ago

    i want to yahoo id of password change inlegal

    Reply
  58. ankit says:
    5 years ago

    how can i change password ? and i also want to teach trick of hacking

    Reply
  59. Hendri says:
    5 years ago

    hi, plz can eny one send me a link to download xp password maniger to hherbst@gawab.com

    Reply
  60. Thexmate says:
    5 years ago

    WHINE WHINE WHINE!

    All your stupid n00bs who want to hack – listen up:

    You can’t expect an answer, coz’ anyone who know how to hack don’t want to be busted by telling a crowd of noobs who even know how the internet is working. Get a clue!

    Sue me n00bs by telling this:
    You can’t learn how to hack by others – learn yourself.
    —————————————————————-

    //über-1337|Thex – whine coz’ u can.

    Reply
  61. kuldeep says:
    5 years ago

    i want to hack a password of internet id

    please fast hel;p me

    Reply
  62. Rahul says:
    5 years ago

    i want to hack a yahoo id, is it possible? Pls help if you know……….Thanks

    Reply
  63. neelesh says:
    5 years ago

    in college .
    all pc are connected via lan.
    and we r not able to access administrator account.
    can u suggest a method to get administrator password to delete administrator password

    Reply
  64. saggy says:
    5 years ago

    hi,,can u plz help ,how to break the symantec security system in a lan network.
    thnks

    Reply
  65. uthaya says:
    5 years ago

    plz…. show me how to hack the window xp login page…..

    Reply
  66. jai says:
    5 years ago

    hi , i am jai sittting in my college but college has been lock the administrator so i can use the guest account will you please tell me some tricks on my email ID jai_386@rediff.com can i hack the administrator password from guest please any one help

    Reply
  67. arun says:
    5 years ago

    wow!quite essential software.thanks

    Reply
  68. rishali says:
    5 years ago

    hi

    Reply
  69. ahshkalim says:
    5 years ago

    this does not work? :? the one the iranian made , any help?

    Reply
  70. boske says:
    5 years ago

    How do i hack in to another computer using IP address

    Reply
  71. rahul tanwar says:
    5 years ago

    hi
    my problem is that
    how to break the password lunux

    Reply
  72. nin says:
    5 years ago

    If you’ve downloaded XP, you might as well dl the other programs you need too. Just reconfigure your computer and don’t forget your password again.

    Reply
  73. claudia says:
    5 years ago

    i downloaded gorilla.com to assist in copying a screen, it crashed my system! now i get a loop of windows then error page that asks how i want to reboot due to corrupt file. no choice gives any results at all, just loops from windows screen back to error page or page list of files then reboot to windows screen again. i got an xp disc to boot from and hopefully do a repair, but i need admin password which I cannot remember.

    i downloaded another xp but of course i dont have any programs… word etc… what are my options?

    Reply
  74. Ahan Gupta says:
    5 years ago

    im hackin ur id so dont cry

    Reply
  75. Danish says:
    5 years ago

    Dos Commands “cmd”:

    net user /add [Username] [Password]
    if you need a new user
    /del to delete the user
    go check the dos helpfiles they are full of good info

    just adding info to Nabi’s comment

    Reply
  76. SHAMMI says:
    5 years ago

    plz……send how to break password xp without cd

    Reply
  77. Siddharth says:
    5 years ago

    I can’t access my account of WinXPSP2. Please Help????????

    Reply
  78. Lalit Kumar says:
    6 years ago

    plz tell me how we change windows password on dos base

    Reply
  79. Serigne mbacke seye says:
    6 years ago

    Hello someone can help me to hack a cybercafe administrator’s pasword

    Reply
  80. abdolrazagh javaheri says:
    6 years ago

    Dear arash
    i am proud of you because u r iranian

    Reply
  81. Einstein says:
    6 years ago

    While I’ve never used this program it can not get around the point of the warning message.

    Without knowledge of the previous password its impossible for the system to rekey the EFS and other keychain data that are dependent on the users passwords without a brute force attack on the stored OWF. This information will be lost regardless of weather you use this utility or the built in windows one.

    Most people, home users…etc won’t actually lose anything.

    Reply
  82. Marissa says:
    6 years ago

    Hey i need help i cant log on to the administrater account on my pc i dont want to change my password but i need a way to access it help pleassse Candysunkiss05@yahoo.com

    Reply
  83. Bharat says:
    6 years ago

    I have forgotten all my pass ….what should I do …………plz help….
    …………….on”"”bharatdixit007@gmail.com”"”….

    Reply
  84. swapon says:
    6 years ago

    hi, i am swapon.

    i am interested to break network administrator password. please help me to do it.

    Reply
  85. Vee says:
    6 years ago

    i was trying for several times but seems the software doesn’t work.

    Reply
  86. suyog says:
    6 years ago

    i want to hack computer which are in my college LAN

    Reply
  87. satvir says:
    6 years ago

    how can i remove the xp adim password

    Reply
  88. Kasun welivitegoda says:
    6 years ago

    Graet work, it very usefull for us

    Reply
  89. Vicki says:
    6 years ago

    Um… I don’t think the XP Password Manager Works. I downloaded it and ran the program and i pressed delete the password and pressed ok. Then i tried to log into the administrative account and it still didnt work.

    Reply
  90. gaurav says:
    6 years ago

    its me..

    Reply
  91. Ramaraju Ramakrishna Rao says:
    6 years ago

    Dear, please give me info regarding reading the password from SAM files.. How to get into that .. I have no idea of SAM files but, i find many people talking abt them in forums. Explain and tell me how can we read passwords from them without a CD or a diskette.. Please help me ..!!

    Reply
  92. Marlon Ortiz says:
    6 years ago

    Hello. My mom has windows xp and set a password for it (obviously). I cant get onto her computer cause she wont tell me and I dont know it. I wanna get onto her computer. please help me.

    Reply
  93. smjgh says:
    6 years ago

    hello dear i can logon with limit account in win xp (sp1). Ido not have administrator password. is it possible logon administrator user . if it is , please help me. i am living in iran. thanks

    Reply
  94. Nabi says:
    6 years ago

    Hello,
    But u can type this command in cmd to change password:

    net user [your username] [new password]

    Thanks
    nabi

    Reply
  95. Guest says:
    6 years ago

    this doesnt seem to work?….any idea

    Reply
  96. n00b says:
    6 years ago

    if we can set a new password, can we also read the old password (sam files)?. I want to read the sam files without a cd and crack them later. Is this possible? I’ve found a few tutorials, but they are a bit complex.

    greetz
    n00b

    Reply
  97. meneame.net says:
    6 years ago

    Cambiar la clave del administrador en Windows XP sin saberla…

    Se ha descubierto un nuevo sistema para poder cambiar la contraseña del administrador en Windows XP sin conocerla. Solamente hay que seguir unos sencillos pasos para resetear la contraseña y poder entrar como administrador. Lo único malo que tiene e…

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