https://github.com/akotov-dev/winreset

Resetting local Windows user passwords
https://github.com/akotov-dev/winreset

liveusb mageia-linux reset-password script windows

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Resetting local Windows user passwords

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/akotov-dev/winreset
• Owner: AKotov-dev
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-11-18T09:32:56.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-11-18T10:30:49.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-11-19T10:29:34.262Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: liveusb, mageia-linux, reset-password, script, windows
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 68.4 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# winreset

Script for semi-automatic password reset of local Windows users.

**Requires:** ntfsprogs ntfs-3g chntpw  

**Script location:** /usr/bin/winreset

+ All NTFS partitions are automatically detected

+ Automatically checks for errors

+ Specifying the name of the directory in which Windows is installed (`Windows` by default)

+ Read SAM and select RID to reset the desired user's password

+ Output the result with the new SAM content

Used [chntpw](http://www.chntpw.com/): change password of a user in a Windows SAM file,

or invoke registry editor. Should handle both 32 and 64 bit windows and

all version from NT3.x to Win10. Developer: Petter N Hagen.  

![](https://github.com/AKotov-dev/WinReset/blob/main/ScreenShot1.png)  

## LiveUSB

[Download WinReset LiveUSB...](https://cloud.mail.ru/public/sNho/qWbbDc9fn)

How to make a flash drive:

1. Download the *.7z archive with the desired desktop and unpack it to a flash drive with a FAT32 file system

2. Make the flash drive bootable:

     a) In Windows - run Flash Drive as Administrator:\boot\syslinux\BootInstall.bat

     b) In Linux - run in the terminal (su/password) Flash drive/boot/syslinux/BootInstall.bat

3. The flash drive is ready

**Note:** Already tested for resetting Windows-10 passwords.