How to break Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows 7 Password

Hello ,

Here are very simple steps to break password from your Operating System DVD or ISO file .

Step 1: Boot the system with the official windows OS DVD

Step 2: Select the language, currency and keyboard type and click next

Step 3: On the windows click “Repair Your Computer”

Step 4: On Next Windows Selected the installed instance of the windows server 2008 for 

Which you want to re set the administrator password and press next

Step 5: On next window click on “Command prompt”

Step 6: Type the following commands on command prompt (typical command prompt

 Will be : [X:\Sources>]

 D: Press Enter ( If Windows is installed on C Drive then on the above 

 cd Windows\System32

 move Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.bak

 copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe

 Restart the system without DVD

 Now At the login Windows press (WIN + U)

 A command prompt will appear

 Type “net user administrator P$$w0rd”. (complex password)

Step7: Now you can logon to the system with new administrator password

Step8: It's over just need to reboot on the DVD again to put back Utilman.exe as before 

command prompt it will be found on Drive D)