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1. Boot the server from a Windows installer ISO | |||
2. Select "Repair" and "Troubleshooting" then click to open a command prompt | |||
3. At the command prompt type: | |||
<pre> | |||
move d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe.bak | |||
copy d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe | |||
</pre> | |||
4. Reboot the server | |||
5. When at the login screen click the below icon | |||
<image here> | |||
6. This will open a command prompt, at the command prompt type: | |||
<pre>net user <username> <password></pre> | |||
7. Type "exit" to close the command prompt | |||
You should not be able to login to the administrator account with the password you just set | |||
[[Category:password]] | |||
[[Category:windows]] | |||
Revision as of 07:36, 24 April 2020
1. Boot the server from a Windows installer ISO 2. Select "Repair" and "Troubleshooting" then click to open a command prompt 3. At the command prompt type:
move d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe.bak copy d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe
4. Reboot the server 5. When at the login screen click the below icon <image here> 6. This will open a command prompt, at the command prompt type:
net user <username> <password>
7. Type "exit" to close the command prompt
You should not be able to login to the administrator account with the password you just set