How Do I Crack Windows 10 Password? [2023]

Can I crack Windows 10 password with CMD?

Setting a password can be a considerate method to protect the users’ data on their PC. But if the password is missed, you cannot get into the computer and make any operation. Recently, more and more people are seeking the ways of how to crack a password on Windows 10.

There are many methods to perform password cracking on Windows 10 PC, but some of them may cause data loss, such as factory resetting the PC. Therefore, in the following content, you can get some methods to get into the locked PC without data loss.

What can you do to crack Windows 10 password?

The best solution for opening a locked PC is to reset the Windows password. In this part, we will share 5 ways to reset the lost Windows 10 password.

▶ Way 1.Reset Windows 10 password with CMD

CMD is known as a powerful disk managing tool, but in fact, it can also help people to reset the forgotten Windows password.

Step 1. In the logging interface, press “Shift” and click “Restart” at the same time, then choose “Troubleshoot”.

Step 2. In the new window, select “Advanced options” and “Command Prompt” in turn.

Step 3. In CMD, type “diskpart” and press “Enter”.

Step 4. Type “list volume” and hit “Enter”, then remember the system drive letter. Type “exit” and press “Enter” to close Diskpart.

Step 5. Input “move E:\windows\system32\utilman.exe E:\” and press “Enter”, you can move the utilman.exe file to the system disk’s original directory.

Step 6. Type “copy E:\windows\system32\cmd.exe E:\windows\system32\utilman.exe”, press “Enter” to copy the cmd.exe file to the target path.

Step 7. Input “wpeutil reboot” and press “Enter”.

Step 8. Click the human icon, then input “net user “Leah George” 2022”, then press “Enter”. Then you can get into the PC with the new password.

 ▶ Way 2. Change Windows 10 password using Windows installation disk

Besides, you can prepare a Windows installation disk. Here are the steps of cracking Windows 10 password with it.

Step 1. Connect the installation disk to your PC, boot the PC from this disk. When the Windows installing screen appears, press “Shift +F10” to open the CMD tool.

Step 2. Input “copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\” and “copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe” in turn, press “Enter” each time. Take out the installation disk, type “wpeutil reboot” to reboot the PC.

Step 3. When you see the logging-in interface, press “Shift” for 5 times. In CMD, input “net user cocosenor *” and press “Enter”, you can type a password for user, press “Enter” to set the password blank.

Step 4. Restart the PC, you can see your PC can be unlocked without password.

 ▶ Way 3. Crack Windows 10 password via password reset disk

Password reset disk always being regarded as a good method to reset password. If you have already created it before losing the Windows 10 password, you can easily change the password.

Step 1. Insert the created password reset disk, then click “Reset password”.

Step 2. Click “Next” in the “Password Reset Wizard”.

Step 3. The wizard will ask you to insert the disk, then select the key disk and click “Next”.

Step 4. Set a new password and new password hint, click “Next”.

Step 5. When you see the password resetting task is completed, click “Finish”.

 ▶ Way 4. Change the Microsoft password

Microsoft password is a password for a Microsoft account, it will help you to log in the services like OneDrive, Outlook, etc. Besides, some users directly set the Microsoft password as their Windows password. If you are in this group, you can try to change the Microsoft password on Microsoft password reset website.

Step 1. In the Microsoft official page, type the Email address (phone number/ Skype name), click “Next”.

Step 2. The small popped window will verify your identity, select “Email” and click “Next”.

Step 3. When you pass the identification check, you can reset the password.

▶ Way 5. Crack Windows 10 password with an easy-to-use tool

If the 4 mentioned methods cannot be much helpful in performing Windows 10 password crack, there’s a practical password reset tool you shouldn’t miss- AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. With this reliable software, you can easily reset the lost PC password.

When you lose the password without password reset disk, you can create a bootable USB and then reset the forgotten password with it. Don’t worry about any complicated operation, because there’s user-friendly Guidance about the password resetting task.

Besides, after unlocking the PC, you can solve many common PC problems, including C drive is full, SD card not showing up, PC stuck on cleaning up Windows 10, etc.

Step 1. Insert an empty target USB into another opened PC, install and run this password reset expert, click “Tools” and “Reset Windows Password”.

Step 2. You may be prompted to create a bootable USB, click “Next”.

Step 3. Choose “General USB Flash Disk” and click “Proceed”. If the USB is not empty, please back the files up, for all data will be removed in the process.

Step 4. Read the popped window and click “Yes”.

Step 5. When the bootable USB is made, click “Finish”.

Step 6. Turn off the USB from the current computer, then insert it to the locked PC. Turn of the locked PC and restart it. Change the boot drive, boot the PC from the created USB, then choose a Windows system and click “Next”.

Step 7. All accounts will be shown, click one account and tick “Reset Account Password”, then click “Next”.

Step 8. In the new window, input the new password and click “Yes”.

Tip: There’s the special Server Edition, if you are the Windows Server user, please try this version.

Verdict

Losing the Windows 10 password can cause trouble for PC users, so we shared 5 ways to crack Windows 10 password. Don’t miss this post if you want to get into the PC when you forget the password. As you can see, AOMEI Partition Assistant can help you in nearly all aspects. Let’s have a try!