{"id":4956,"date":"2017-05-15T03:23:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T03:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=4956"},"modified":"2023-04-13T08:16:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T08:16:36","slug":"top-5-free-windows-7-password-recovery-reset-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/top-5-free-windows-7-password-recovery-reset-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Free Windows 7 Password Recovery\/Reset Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you looking for a Windows 7 password reset\/recovery tool<\/strong>? Here 5 tools are available for you to reset windows 7 password free after forgot or lost.<\/p>\n

Top 5 free Windows 7 password reset\/recovery tools:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Admin account<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Windows 7 password reset disk<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Ophcrack<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Chntpw<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Install CD\/setup disk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top 1: Admin Account<\/h2>\n

    Forgot Windows 7 password and need to reset forgotten password? Please try whether you can log into Windows 7 with another admin account.<\/p>\n

    If you can switch login user from password-forgotten one to another admin account for Windows 7 on login screen, resetting Windows 7 password in Control Panel or with Command Prompt will be allowed after computer access.<\/p>\n

    \"reset<\/a><\/p>\n

    Or if built-in administrator is enabled, you can boot Windows 7 in safe mode with Command Prompt to change Windows 7 password.<\/p>\n

    Note: How to reset Windows 7 password using command prompt<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Top 2: Windows 7 password reset disk<\/h2>\n

    Forgot Windows 7 password but have created a password reset disk<\/strong><\/a> for it? Then you can reset Windows 7 forgotten password directly on login screen after you find Windows 7 login password is incorrect.<\/p>\n

    Insert password reset disk into Windows 7 computer, click the link Reset password<\/strong> and follow Password Reset Wizard to do. With such a password reset disk in hand, you can create a new password for a Windows 7 user without computer access.<\/p>\n

    \"reset<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Top 3: Op-hcrack<\/h2>\n

    Op-hcrack is a free and fast windows password recovery tool. In order to reset Windows 7 password, you can download Op-hcrack Vista free live CD<\/strong> on another computer, and plug it into locked Windows 7 computer.<\/p>\n

    Boot locked computer from live CD and Op-hcrack LiveCD would run successfully on Windows 7 computer, and recover Windows 7 passwords automatically at the same time.<\/p>\n

    \"recover<\/a><\/p>\n

    About more details, you can follow the third\u00a0method in article forgot Windows 7 password have no reset disk – how to get in<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Probably forgotten Windows 7 password cannot be recovered after computer boots from Op-hcrack if password is too long, or tables cannot be found because Op-hcrack works based on Rainbow Tables.<\/p>\n

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    Top 4: Chnt-pw<\/h2>\n

    Chntpw is another free utility that can remove Windows 7 user password from locked computer.<\/p>\n

    First<\/strong>, decide to use CD or USB for Windows 7 password removal and then download the appropriate image file of Chnt-pw.<\/p>\n

    see www.chntpw.com\/download\/<\/p>\n

    Second<\/strong>, burn the image file into CD or USB via burning program or command prompt.<\/p>\n

    see www.chntpw.com\/burn-to-cd-usb\/<\/p>\n

    Third<\/strong>, connect the Chnt-pw Live CD or USB disk into locked computer and start computer from it.<\/p>\n

    At last, remove Windows 7 password with Chnt-pw.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/ophcrack-chntpw\/reset-windows-password-with-chnt-pw-disk.html<\/p>\n

    \"reset<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Top 5: Windows 7 install CD<\/h2>\n

    Believe you have learned Windows install CD could reinstall or repair Windows system. But do you know it could also reset Windows password? Compared with above free Windows 7 password reset tools, Windows 7 install CD is worth recommended if you want to free reset Windows 7 forgotten password safely and effectively, though it seems a little hard for someone to use.<\/p>\n

    There are 3 important steps you cannot ignore while you decide to use install CD to reset Windows 7 password.<\/p>\n

    Step 1: Run command prompt after booting computer from install CD.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    After booting Windows 7 computer from install CD, choose Repair your computer<\/strong> and then Command Prompt<\/strong> on following System Recovery Options<\/strong>. Instantly Command Prompt will be run.<\/p>\n

    \"run<\/a><\/p>\n

    Step 2: Replace sethc.exe with cmd.exe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Enter following command in Command Prompt window, restart computer after exiting install CD and you can replace sethc.exe with cmd.exe.<\/p>\n

    copy c:\\windows\\system32\\sethc.exe c:\\<\/em><\/span>
    \ncopy \/y c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe c:\\windows\\system32\\sethc.exe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"replace<\/a><\/p>\n

    Step 3: Reset Windows 7 password and restore sethc.exe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    While you go to Windows 7 login screen, press Shift key five times to bring Command Prompt. Type “net user <username> <userpassword>” and press Enter to reset Windows 7 password.<\/p>\n

    After that, you can continue restoring sethc.exe with command line.<\/p>\n

    c:\\sethc.exe back to c:\\windows\\system32\\sethc.exe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"reset<\/a><\/p>\n

    About more, you can follow the second method in article forgot Windows 7 password have no reset disk – how to get in<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    If you feel all of above Windows 7 password reset tools cannot help you, or if you want to find one tool more effective and easy-to-use, try iSunshare Windows 7 Password Genius<\/a> please. It has simplified the way to burn Windows password recovery program into USB or CD, and make Windows 7 password reset easy with only one click on a button.<\/p>\n

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