Windows 8: Forgot Password - How To Crack It
If you have forgotten your password in Windows 8, you do not have to completely reinstall Windows. We will show you how to crack your own password and regain access to your user account.
Forgot password in Windows 8 - so delete it
The following instructions delete the password for the respective Windows user. If you use a Microsoft account to log in, use these instructions.
- Download the free tool "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor" and open the ZIP file.
- Now burn the ISO file it contains onto a CD or a USB stick. This is possible, for example, with the software CDBurnerXP and UNetbootin.
- Turn off your computer, insert the CD or USB stick and boot from the CD or USB stick.
- If Windows and not the downloaded tool is displayed at startup, you must change the boot order in the BIOS.
- Once the tool has started, select the partition on which Windows 8 is installed and confirm the path of the registry.
- Now select the options "1 - Password reset with space as delimeter" and "1 - Edit user data and passwords".
- Decide on your user name and select the option "1 - Clear (blank) user password".
- You can complete the process with the commands [!] And [Q] followed by [Z]. Your Windows password has now been successfully deleted.
- After logging in, you should create a new password for your security.
