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 (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-20T16:12:17.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-16T08:26:59.510Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: liveusb, mageia-linux, reset-password, script, windows
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 73.2 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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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.
## LiveUSB
[Download WinReset LiveUSB...](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rUd3In55iMEHEjm1bHE-eX3asfta4KHI?usp=sharing)
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.