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4. Reboot the server | 4. Reboot the server | ||
5. When at the login screen click the below icon | 5. When at the login screen click the below icon | ||
[[File: | [[File:Utilman.jpg]] | ||
6. This will open a command prompt, at the command prompt type: | 6. This will open a command prompt, at the command prompt type: | ||
<pre>net user <username> <password></pre> | <pre>net user <username> <password></pre> | ||
Revision as of 07:38, 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
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