How to reset the password on a Windows 10 or 11 Local account using just a USB stick...

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Published on May 5, 2022 9:38:29 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnTioysFdb4

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A simple method for resetting or removing the password on a Windows 10 (or 8, 8.1 and 11) Local Account, to access an account with a lost of forgotten password.

This does not work with encrypted drives (unless you have the key) or Microsoft accounts (which can be reset online).

Method:
- Create a Windows 10 bootable USB stick
- Boot from this device, Repair, Troubleshoot, Command Prompt
- Locate the drive (typically c: or d:) with Windows installed and switch to it
- cd windows\system32
- Rename osk.exe osk.old
- Copy cmd.exe osk.exe
- Reboot into Windows and bring up Accessibility options, On Screen Keyboard
- At the Command Prompt type "net user USERNAME password" - replace username with the account name (which can be found just by typing net user)
- Login with the password "password"