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Reset Administrator Password in Windows 2012

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1) Boot from the Windows Server 2012 ISO

2) At Windows Setup menu, click Next

3) Chose Repair your computer

4) On Choose and option click Troubleshoot

5) Under Advanced options click Command Prompt

Now on command prompt, run commands:


d:
cd windows\system32
ren Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.old
copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe

6) Close command prompt and click “Continue”.

7) Server will now boot and present the logon screen. Here press Windows Key + U

8) In prompt you can now change the password typing the command:


net user administrator Password

This will set the password for Administrator to Password (case sensitive)

Close CMD and you should be able to log back onto the server using the password you have provided in the last step.

Author: razvan1@hy

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