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Question

forgot my password on my dell desktop

Sep 8, 2018 9:41AM PDT

I have forgotten my password is there a way around it?

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The two methods I use.
Sep 9, 2018 9:19AM PDT

Both have many tutorials on the web.

1. The UTILMAN.EXE trck.
2. NTPASSWD.

Both are free with many tutorials on the web.

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some ways to get back your Windows password
Sep 30, 2018 2:03AM PDT

1. You can find 7 free Windows password recovery tool here. You can choose one to recover Windows password.

2. If you have created the password reset disk, you can make use of this disk to reset Windows password. If you do not have one, create with the third party tool, like iSunshare Windows Password Genius.

3. If you are the technician, you can make good use of the command prompt to reset Windows password.

It depends on which way you like.