Reset Windows password 10 without using third-party tools

Reset Windows password 10 without using third-party tools -

If you forget the password for your Windows account 10 and are unable to connect using another account, then this article will certainly be useful for you. We'll see how to reset the password in Windows 10 without using third-party tools. All we need is a bootable media with Windows 10 Setup. Follow the instructions below

You must use the Windows installation disc with the appropriate architecture - .. 32-bit or 64-bit Windows that you have installed

If you have Windows 10 x86, x86 are using Windows 10, Windows 8 x86 or x86 Windows 7 disk configuration. You can use the bootable media from the previos Windows version.
If you have Windows 10 x64, x64 are using Windows 10, Windows 8 x64 or x64 Windows 7 installation disc.

If you are not able to boot from a DVD, that is, your PC does not have an optical drive, you can create a bootable flash drive
to create a bootable USB drive, see these articles :.

How to Install Windows 10 from a bootable USB drive.
How to create a bootable USB key UEFI with Windows 10 Setup.

Boot from the disk stick installation / USB windows with installation of windows
Wait for the screen "windows installation" :.
Press Shift + F10 keys together on the keyboard. This will open the command prompt window:
In the command prompt, type regedit and press Enter. This will open the Registry Editor.
Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on the left. After you select, run File -> ... Load Hive menu command. See more details here :. How to access the register of another user or another OS
In the dialog box load hive, select the following file:
```
 DRIVE:  Windows  System32  config  sYSTEM 
```
Replace the drive part with the drive letter where your Windows installation is located. Usually it is the D: drive.
Enter any name for the hive you are loading. For example, I gave it a name 111
Go to the following key:
```
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  111  Setup 
```
Change cmdline parameter and set it to cmd.exe

Change SetupType DWORD parameter value to 2.
now, select 111 on the left and run the file -> Unload hive menu item Regedit. Close the registry editor and all open windows. Your PC will be restarted.
Eject boot media and boot from your local PC drive. The screen will look like this:
Type the following command in the prompt open order:
```
 net user 
```
It will show you all the accounts that exist on your PC.
To set a new password for your Windows account, type the following command:
```
 name new_password net user 
```
If your login name contains spaces, type as
```
 net user "login" new_password 
```
For example :.
Type "regedit" to open the editor Regisry
Go to the following key:.
```
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  System  Setup 
```
Change cmdline parameter and set it to the empty value
Change SetupType parameter DWORD 0 . See this screenshot:
Close the registry editor and the command prompt window to continue