How to reset Windows password with Kali Linux.

How to reset Windows password using Kali Linux

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This process is very simple here is an Outline of what we are going to do in this Tutorial:-

1] Make  a Bootable Pendrive of Kali Linux

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How to Create a Bootable Pendrive

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2] Now Boot your laptop using the Bootable Pendrive.

Live Boot the Kali Linux

There are Dedicated Keys to Select boot device in each PC with different Vendors.

Google your 'Boot Menu' or "Select Boot Device" key. 


NOW FOLLOW FROM BELOW

After Booting Windows machine with the LiveCD, You will see the boot menu of Kali Linux.

Select Live (forensic mode). Kali Linux initialize and when it loads, it will open a terminal window

Now navigate to the Windows password database file. Almost all versions of windows password is saved in SAM file. 

This file is Usually Located Under :

/Windows/System32/config. 

On your system it may look something like this: 

/media/hda1/Windows/System32/config. 

Below is the screenshot.

The SAM database is usually in the :

/media/name_of_hard_drive/Windows/System32/config

The screen shot below lists the SAM database file on my hard drive. The screen shot below lists the SAM database file on my hard drive.

Type command chntpw -l SAM and it will list out all the usernames that are contained on the Windows system.

The command gives us a list of usernames on the system. When we have the username we want to modify and we simply run the command chntpw -u “username” SAM

In the example below we typed: chntpw -u “Administrator” SAM and we get the following menu:

We now have the option of clearing the password, changing the password, or promoting the user to administrator. Changing the password does not always work on Windows 7 systems, so it is recommended to clear the password. Therefore you will be able to log in with a blank password. You can also promote the user to a local administrator as well.

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