How To Reset Windows 10 11 Login Password Without Any Software

[@mikesunboxing]

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[@Jonny-cv2hp]

ya if youre locked out of your pc. use this to..... proceeds to show you on your pc haha

[@mikesunboxing]

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[@2b2c1d2]

doesnt work anymore. you cannot access command prompt without the administrator password when you hold shift and restart your pc

[@mikesunboxing]

sorry about that

[@queenkingkong1247]

Didn’t work for me

[@mikesunboxing]

@@queenkingkong1247 Maybe try the other method posted in the video description, seems Microsoft might have patched this now. video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnvZoadqmqidkJo

[@tammystewart2478]

Does not work

[@valrmi]

This did not work. It took me to the screen to reset password. The reset button was grayed out. The message said that I have an option to delete the account but if I did I would not have access the account would not have access to the computer. And all of my documents are stored on my Microsoft Drive under my email account. I couldn’t change my password and I’m still at the same place I was two hours ago.

[@jimgreene4622]

Thanks a Million. My PC is Open again with No Data Loss. You are the man.

[@mikesunboxing]

Happy to help

[@anoj06]

Thank you!!! Changed local admin password (just one account - Windows 11) for Lenovo Thinkpad T480s on Oct 11, 2024.

[@mml1224]

great job my bloke, i am here in UK !thumbed it, but when i get to adminstrates it says " cannot change password' and an old email i cant get too, OR is there a work around for a pin #, cheers mate!

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks fellow uk resident! is it a local account or a microsoft account?

[@mml1224]

@@mikesunboxing how much mate $ for discord? i also asked if there is a cmd line run to find or edit the pin # ( msft asks for either pw / pin #) to log on, not sure if you had a video out there!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@mml1224Our Discord is free 🙂

[@zesqcpa3]

YOU ARE GREAT🥰🥰🥰🥰 From a 71yo lady in Los Angeles. Thanks so much. Very easy to follow. God bless you.😘😘😘

[@mikesunboxing]

You are so welcome

[@puffmastergeneral7348]

Dude you rule. This totally worked. I watched a lot of videos and none worked but yours did. Thanks for your video!!!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped

[@user-yi4bn9hk6x]

Hello I have few questions 1. Can you explain why utilman.exe needs to be renamed to utilman1.exe instead of going straight to ren cmd.exe utilman.exe? 2. when it's time to change everything back, utilman.exe should've been changed to utilman1.exe from previous modification so if you wanted to do reverse, shouldn't it be ren utilman1.exe cmd.exe? I'm new at this and just wanted to know out of curiosity

[@mikesunboxing]

the renaming is so the original file can be restored after without having to use the windows installation media

[@douglasscott5623]

Can't get to command line. It's asking for the system password... So far I have found nothing that works which I find Highly odd... So when I follow your directions and click command prompt, it takes me to a screen where I select the account and enter my password, which I don't have. So ya, this procedure doesnt work on Windows 10 home. Ive tried it multiple times with the same results...

[@mikesunboxing]

there is another method listed in the video description

[@ajt1503]

Excellent video! Used this today on a Hp laptop that i just bought that was locked and it worked!

[@bwerther7457]

Thank you so much for posting this. I have learned a lot from it...just one question...okay so the part where we can change the passwords and stuff well mine is all grayed out and no names listed. It's all blank on every page. Keep in mind I chose to reset and delete everything on my hp stream labtop windows 11. And I got stuck in a loop where it showed windows symbol and after hard reset I was locked out and sign in says default user0 or default user and I don't know why plus the passwords won't work

[@mikesunboxing]

if you have done a factory reset there won't be any accounts to recover, those would have been removed as part of the reset

[@danmar007]

I think step 1 should be : make a backup of your system drive. Nice lesson, professor. 🙂

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes, you are right backup backup backup

[@StoneShards]

You mean the "system drive" you can't get to because you forgot your password? THAT system drive?!

[@danmar007]

@@StoneShards Have you ever considered the possibility that you should back up your "system drive" BEFORE losing your password? Or, even better, don't forget your password. 🙂 You can recover your password in a somewhat convoluted but easy process with Linux. Maybe Mike could do a video on that if you ask him nicely.

[@StoneShards]

Yeah, I thought of that; it works well for ME. The machine I'm struggling with comes from someone less...careful. But I love her dearly, anyway! 🥰@@danmar007

[@2010RSHACKS]

@@mikesunboxingits friggen ridiculous that microsoft thinks its okay to make such a basic feature like changing your password nearly impossible without destroying the entire OS. nice job microsoft

[@Raybrienza]

Mike, Thank you very much... My 93 year old friend locked himself out of his computer. Got it restored. Thank you

[@mikesunboxing]

glad it helped

[@zananazanana3508]

Thanks Mister Mike. Read your instructions many times and carried them them out with great results. Again thanks.

[@mikesunboxing]

Great to hear!

[@ckieft]

Thanks sir. Worked like a dream. I'm a volunteer at a hospital in Ukraine and they really needed to get back into their user account

[@chineduemeanuwa9890]

Mike, this video is a lifesaver...followed your video, which is easy to understand by the way, and got me back into my laptop. thanks, man.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for the comment and glad it helped

[@michelleharris4314]

Thank you so much! You saved my day 😅your video and instructions are simple, short and straight to the point! And it worked! Thank you again!

[@mikesunboxing]

glad it helped you, have a great day

[@Berriciouz]

You have just saved me alot.. I did this step by step and it was so successful.. Thankyou.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@joshuaifeoluwa4439]

really simply and understandable, just unlocked my laptop following you step by step

[@mikesunboxing]

glad it helped

[@chicken4597]

Bro thanks u saved my life, my pc stopped recognizing my password and my mom's files are on here

[@QuixyContent]

If I follow the directions you showed in this video, will my files and data be lost or will be saved?

[@mikesunboxing]

it will not make any changes to the files

[@ladreamin5008]

THis is an excellent video, just a side note mine doesn't show me the windows drive just the Boot USB and the X drive any thoughts?

[@mikesunboxing]

Could be it needs a sata or raid controller driver?

[@sookiesimmonds4074]

Oh my god - thank you! Just locked out my work computer and this video saved me!

[@mikesunboxing]

glad to help

[@jimbrown5356]

Wow, I'm surprised how easy this security loophole is! But, as others have said, you cannot launch CMD Prompt without an admin password so I did have to boot from a Windows Recovery USB, then it works fine. 👍

[@SundayOlukoya-cn6hs]

Whoa!!!! This works perfectly. I am really blessed by your video.... Thanks a million times, may God bless your wisdom

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped! have a great day

[@jurieldosado6849]

Thank you so much boss it helped me fix my password problem on my new laptop. 😊

[@mikesunboxing]

Happy to help

[@lokaluTheEGG]

thanks a ton! I've bought a pre-build pc and the store didynt provide me with any sort of password to login!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help!

[@JamesAwesomeAhmed]

Just tried it step by step and it worked for both my accounts I had on it... hp windows 10/11 . I'm an idiot on computers and I did it... almost went and bought a new one today...

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it worked out for you

[@FrancisMatuszewski]

Mike is incredible. Easy to follow, to the point. Awesome!

[@mikesunboxing]

thank you, very kind of you to say that

[@NeinFeline]

Holy Schnikes this worked! Lost all my passwords in March... And was prepared to do a clean install.

[@mikesunboxing]

glad it helped

[@sheeperman_]

Whenever i open the command prompt it tells me to choose an account and then asks for a password. Please help!

[@mikesunboxing]

try using the login when it asks for a microsoft account [e-mail] password nothanks

[@sheeperman_]

@@mikesunboxing During the entire process, it never asks for a microsoft account :/

[@Gbekaxo]

Very informative and successful in my wind11

[@cubbie6537]

This worked great and had no loss of files or apps. I do have a bitlock which I had the recovery key, and needed to enter before I could access the blue screen to troubleshoot, but otherwise this was by far the easiest way to reset my password which I had forgotten.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped

[@diamondseeker4619]

Hello, When i click on command prompt, the pc restarst instead of opening command prompt.

[@mikesunboxing]

hmm not sure why that would happen, i'll try and look into it

[@bhaskarnag659]

It worked. Simple to follow instructions. Thank you Mike.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped

[@mc_mnc]

Win11 works brilliantly! Thank you, man!

[@mikesunboxing]

You're welcome!

[@alpomey225]

On an old HP desktop, when I clicked on Command Prompt, instead of going to Command Prompt, the screen changed to one with the account name asking for a password.

[@mikesunboxing]

not sure what happened there

[@evaroteda3622]

Sir Mike good day, i follow your tutorial but after i choose advanced option then command prompt, there is a password..I can not enter the command prompt.. Thank you.

[@mikesunboxing]

there is another option to try listed in the video description that might help

[@OlettaLiano]

Hi, Mike. I do it the easy way. I don't use a password, and I do have a Microsoft account. I use netplwiz, and it still works on both Windows 10 and 11, so when I reboot my PC it opens straight to my desktop.

[@crakkstuh]

Pretty unsecure. Locked computer? Just reboot it and we're in

[@OlettaLiano]

@@crakkstuh They'd have to be inside my house first. if they can get past the 8 foot fence, three large dogs, and me with enough guns and ammo to start a gun shop, they earned the right to my PC.

[@crakkstuh]

@@OlettaLiano sounds like you never lock your doors @ home, right?

[@OlettaLiano]

@@crakkstuh I don't. I live so far back in the woods my only visitor is an occasional lost Bigfoot asking for directions. LOL

[@Infinitesap]

When I choose the command prompt I need to provide the password. Do you know how to fix this issue?

[@mikesunboxing]

something has changed here i need to look into it

[@Infinitesap]

@@mikesunboxing i would be so grateful if you could help me. I'm thinking of booting from a Windows USB installation and hope that I can retrieve my files being administrator. I've heard that isn't possible as the Windows distinguish between administrator accounts as well. I'm loosing my entire life in terms of files. Everything that's important..

[@shakenama]

Some may ask "Why not use the netuser cmd to reset the password?" The netuser command requires you to have admin privileges and without having admin privileges, using the netuser command won't work. This is the easiest as utilman actually has admin right privileges.

[@mml1224]

how do u do that?

[@fellypsantos_]

thanks Mike, I was trying to set an empty password with "net user" and messed up my S.O hahaha your way is far better

[@nhatphuinh5043]

Question: How to change the accesibility button back to its orginial use? It still shows cmd when I press it.

[@mikesunboxing]

that is in the code in the video description to undo the the filename change

[@avinashjagdeo]

All these recovery options now need an account to launch, including the command prompt. I guess Microsoft has finally patched this.

[@mikesunboxing]

damn

[@chuckfangirl]

What do you mean by this? I have just used hirern boot cd to access local accounts. But I’m now trying to figure out the Microsoft logins. Any suggestions?

[@jasonmoomjy]

Didn't work for me. no command prompt option appears on advanced options screen (WIN 10)

[@mikesunboxing]

sorry to hear that

[@radaget3459]

Hi Mike - My laptop asks me to pick and account and enter a password to enter the Command Prompt once i've gone into Troublehsoot / Advanced Mode. Any ideas?

[@mikesunboxing]

looks like MS are starting to block this method for some people. There is another method listed in the video description that might help?

[@margaretobrique4281]

this worked like a charm! thank you! ❤

[@stefan8487]

It doesn't work. It asks for the password after I click on CMD icon.

[@mikesunboxing]

might be worth rechecking the process, it should work as shown

[@maigallop]

Worked perfectly for me. Thank you so much.

[@mikesunboxing]

You're welcome!

[@TheSam19882003]

Brother, you are a life saver. A huge THANK YOU.!!!!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad to help

[@mahinav3901]

One question , how can I change back my ease of access button to default option after using CMD

[@mikesunboxing]

it is in the video we rename it back after the login

[@tinashethemba2738]

It worked for me first attempt..thankyou 😊😊

[@mikesunboxing]

Most welcome 😊

[@robsbusy]

Just tried this process on Laptop.. HP Model14 ck0076 TU. I get to the Command Prompt box, hit that.. the little black Command Box 'Flashes up' for half a second then goes to another screen and asks for the Password...NO JOY Here.. tried it a number of times.. Does Not Work !!!! ANY OTHER WAYS TO GET PAST THIS ?

[@mikesunboxing]

i'll see what i can find

[@andreasf5882]

Good evening. I added a new account and I want to switch to old where I forgotten the pin (password) - - i want to try that with solution method control passwords2 why you wrote 2??

[@mikesunboxing]

try it see what happnes

[@kevinrtres]

Thanks, but this doesn't work anymore - they saw the trick and now block it by asking for a Admin pwd instead of bringing up the command prompt. I simply chose to reset Windows because I don't care about the data on the old pc.

[@spacecheems3044]

Thank you very much! Your tutorial helped me!

[@mikesunboxing]

You're welcome!

[@easytravel0]

After watching so many video and spending my whole day finally I am benefited from this video . Thanks sir

[@mikesunboxing]

glad to help

[@andekinande9371]

Hello Mike, thank you for sharing, you warned that we should be careful for any damage we make could be catastrophic, you also said this on the first attempt could work and not work, when it did not work more like i did get the accessibility sign to click on. i followed the process again but this time i renamed from utilman1 to utilman12. how can i return to the original file name mike? my worries now. PS i still could not reset the password but i want to return the system as it were. Please help out. thank you.

[@mikesunboxing]

you can still rename the file back to the original just use 12 not 1

[@robt7713]

i need the password to open command prompt.

[@joeblack2008]

But my utilman isn't there, how can solve that

[@mikesunboxing]

no idea sorry, it should be there unless you renamed it

[@opfla]

When I click on Command Prompt, it takes me to my account and shows “forgot your password or don’t see your account?” So it does not take me to where you’re telling me to go. Very frustrating when everyone says these steps are so easy when they’re not.

[@mikesunboxing]

try the other method in the video description if this one isn't working out for you

[@aravindraja8034]

Once I click on cmd it asks for my password

[@mikesunboxing]

try the other method listed in the video description

[@chimasamuel2902]

usually i don't write in the comment section but i just want to say thank you for saving me

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for taking the time to let me know

[@murat-mrkantr]

Hello. I have a server machine and I don't remember the win server 2012 password. Your explanation is very good, but I have a drive called x:\. there is no other driver and windows is installed here. There are 2 1 tb hdds in the system, but I can't see them either. untilman.exe unfortunately does not exist in x:\ windows|\system32 directory. do you have any idea about this?

[@mikesunboxing]

this might help? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXS4pXeHhN6KbM0

[@murat-mrkantr]

I tried it man. unfortunately it doesn't see the xss driver@@mikesunboxing

[@jimhicks9098]

After I select command prompt, I select reset password and I get a screen that asks for my password. Of course , I dont have one so I go back to Command Prompt and then the only option is RESET. I hit RETURN and my system is RESET without going to Command line, so I can’t search for System 32. What can I do?

[@mikesunboxing]

there is another option in the video description you could try

[@jimhicks9098]

Im not aware of any! Plus, Ive lost KZbin audio! Any solutions?🎉

[@jimhicks9098]

Ive gotten my audio back!

[@nuursyafaah5904]

Thanks a lot, Mr Mike, you saved my PC from my forgetfulness

[@head-eissues8443]

I followed the instructions and got to fhe part where I pressed "COMMAND, however after HP PLEASE WAIT, kept appearing , a notice appeared asking for my login password and would not go further, except to advise that I click "FORGOT PASSWORD".

[@mikesunboxing]

the other option in the video description might work

[@SirSoppyBalls]

I still havent got win 11, is now the right time to move over? I usually wait a year+, give them chance to iron out the bugs

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

To be honest I think it's getting WORSE from what I hear haha. It's fine if you don't mind caving into the unwanted world of TPM. At least unwanted by me. I've troubleshot my share of TPM issues at work and have had enough.

[@mikesunboxing]

i have been using Windows 11 from the early beta versions and personally find it to be pretty decent and really just a slightly trimmed and skinned windows 10.

[@Tandin-fc6ze]

Thank you so much. it helped me a lots'

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@kmeynell6527]

I can’t thanks enough I was following you at all that till the last one press Submit it seems like doesn’t work then I’ve shutdown the lab top and turn on again is really work 😊❤❤

[@MeftheCliForum]

after breaking the password I failed to rename to original names. The system denied my intension to access. The files were in D:\ the situation stopped in c;\windows\system32 how can I proceed and change the files?

[@mikesunboxing]

sorry i don't understand what you have done there

[@angelahamilton1727]

This worked for me. Thanks so much!!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@bayetfrank9173]

This is so great I had a challenge and no need to call for bootable flash

[@sn1502]

That was helpful. Thank you!

[@mikesunboxing]

glad it helped

[@stephenswann5301]

Please PLEASE respond if I use the command prompt in another user who isn't the admin user cmd prompt would this still work

[@mikesunboxing]

if they have admin rights yes

[@stephenswann5301]

@@mikesunboxing you are the best Thank you

[@FaouziToualbia]

عند الدخول الي يتاب يطلب مني باس وارد عند الدخول الب الكمبيوتر بطلب مني اسم المستخدم و كلمة السر عند الضغط علي رسات و شيفت والي commande prompt يطلب كلمة السر

[@mikesunboxing]

not sure what that is about sorry

[@SirSoppyBalls]

The midnight upload! Mike thinking about his subscribers outside the GMT zone 👍

[@mikesunboxing]

Yep most tubers hit the 2pm Uk time for US viewers

[@tridens6708]

That's what I said to Mike For US viewers not UK he gave some bullshit it's busy other times gers more money from US viewers

[@mikesunboxing]

@@tridens6708 what are you talking about? The midnight videos are done to try and put our content inbetween other global peak times, for us here our busiest time for views on the channel is 5-6PM uk time, so if we wanted to cash in we would release videos then

[@kIowzs]

So i did this before but now i tried it again after loosing access to my account and it says the utilman.exe file is duplicate or cannot be found. Please help

[@mikesunboxing]

might need to try the other option in the video description

[@jaoh3655]

Thanks Mike, as a token of my appreciation I'm going to press like on all the videos no matter how long it takes me...

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks 🙏 but take it easy there are a lot of them 😉

[@ivismarino8619]

It works perfect! Thanks so much 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@anandbanka405]

Mike, these steps didn’t work for me. I did all steps until ren cmd.exe to utilman.exe. After that things don’t work. I tried to click on accessibility and it doesn’t open command

[@mikesunboxing]

try it again it should work as long as the instructions are followed, and the utilman file exists

[@asumaduisaac9183]

Have the same problem After entering ren utilman.exe utilman1.exe It says system can’t find the specified file

[@Borat956]

Hey Mike when trying to rename utilman back to cmd it says system cannot find file? What can I do?

[@mikesunboxing]

rename utilman1 not utilman

[@Senrab46]

I use a 6digit pin number to access my windows so not sure if thats classed as local. Thanks for sharing Mike and Kath🐈👍

[@mikesunboxing]

i think you can have a password or pin with both microsoft and local accounts

[@chuckfangirl]

@@mikesunboxing is it possible to reset and/or reinstate a pin in windows 11? Also, I have been locked out of my Microsoft account on my laptop and don’t have any reset options. Can you suggest any hacks please?

[@cyanblue5998]

Thank you! It saves my life!!

[@RideKernow82]

I can't access command prompt without a password, but no idea what the password is. Can't get past the blue screen.

[@mikesunboxing]

try the other method in the video description

[@mycreationschannel9047]

Hello mr mikes it doesn't work in my MSI windows 11 System, can you please explain in any another way

[@mikesunboxing]

there is another option in the video description that might help

[@mycreationschannel9047]

@@mikesunboxing If you don't mind can I share my screen in Google meets like in zoom for better way understanding and completion and solving this my issue please

[@mikesunboxing]

@@mycreationschannel9047 This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@harikn26]

hey pro I tried these steps but in when i go to advance and cmd then it is user id and password

[@mikesunboxing]

Maybe try the other method posted in the video description, seems Microsoft might have patched this now. video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnvZoadqmqidkJo

[@johntodd7495]

When i go to command prompt in the blue screen, the screen just goes black and I can’t see or do anything else except hard reboot

[@mikesunboxing]

sorry not sure what is going on there?

[@mitchie1169]

when clicking on troubleshooting then command prompt it asks for the local account password, any workaround for this?

[@mikesunboxing]

there is another option listed in the video description if this doesn't work

[@gg05irgm]

This dont work for me, when i click command promt it wont let me go there until i log into a user with the very password i dont have

[@mikesunboxing]

some some version of windows this is no longer possible

[@MonisolaBalogun-k4y]

Wow, splendid! it works for me. Thank you very much.

[@mikesunboxing]

You're welcome!

[@9111logic]

Thanks for sharing unfortunately, my son's pc won't let him change the administrator password which he forgot, the box is grayed out.

[@mikesunboxing]

hope this helps

[@eurofdavies2574]

The file ulitman.exe does not exist on my machine. Can I still rename the cmd to it and then rename it back to cmd when done??

[@mikesunboxing]

it should be there somewhere

[@aerialhandmadein2018]

OMG thanks a lot of tons your video is helpful me a lot you are my life saver I finally did it🎉🎉🎉

[@martatrygar6133]

Will this work for windows 10 PIN?

[@mikesunboxing]

no just the password, you can reset the pin if you know your password

[@omairabughaida3608]

the reverse part is not working.. any recommendations?

[@mikesunboxing]

there is another option in the video description

[@Anti_Septikum]

It does not go to choose options in, it goes to a screen with which disappears in 3 seconds, theres no troubleshoot

[@mikesunboxing]

try the other method mentioned in the video description

[@uglybob7505]

Great video Mike, thanks for sharing 🙂

[@mikesunboxing]

You bet

[@Sourpusscandy]

2:00 takes me to COMMAND PROMPT chose an account to continue, and login and password required . AGGGGGG!! NOW WHAT?

[@mikesunboxing]

try the other method in the video description