{"id":729,"date":"2013-10-22T02:28:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T02:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=729"},"modified":"2023-04-18T02:45:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:45:01","slug":"how-to-reset-ad-active-directory-admin-password-on-windows-server-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-ad-active-directory-admin-password-on-windows-server-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Active Directory Admin Password on Windows Server 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What can we do if we forgot the active directory admin password on Windows Server 2012? Reinstalling a new Windows operating system will be the last option that we can choose, if we do not have other options. Nowadays, we do not have to reinstall a new system, because a powerful software,<strong> iSunshare Windows Password Genius Advanced<\/strong>, is created to reset varied kinds of Windows AD admin passwords or other local user passwords. In the following, we will list the steps of using the software to <a title=\"How to Reset Active Directory Admin Password on Windows Server 2012\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-ad-active-directory-admin-password-on-windows-server-2012\/\">reset active directory admin password on Windows Server 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to reset\u00a0active directory admin password for Windows server 2012:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> In another computer you can access, download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-password-genius.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iSunshare Windows Password Genius Advanced<\/a> and install it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Create a recovery disk by USB device or CD\/DVD. And USB device is selected for further illustration.<\/p>\n<p>1. Choose <strong>USB device<\/strong> in the following screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11401 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/select-usb-device.png\" alt=\"select usb device\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/select-usb-device.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/select-usb-device-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Insert an USB flash drive and click <strong>Begin burning <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/click-begin-burning7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"253\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/click-begin-burning7.png\" alt=\"click begin burning\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/click-begin-burning7.png 590w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/click-begin-burning7-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Hit<strong> OK<\/strong> after burning successfully which indicates the recovery disk is successfully created.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hit-ok2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hit-ok2.png\" alt=\"hit ok\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hit-ok2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hit-ok2-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Reboot the Windows Server 2012 computer from the reset disk.<\/p>\n<p>Note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-password\/how-to-set-your-computer-to-boot-from-usb-drive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to set computer boot from USB drive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. Insert the USB device into the computer.<\/p>\n<p>2. Start the computer, immediately and continuously press <strong>F2\/Delete\/Esc\/F1\/F12<\/strong> until the BIOS Setup Utility screen shows. Move <strong>Removable Devices<\/strong> with + to the first line in the Boot menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11417 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/move-removable-devices-to-be-first-order.png\" alt=\"move removable devices to be first order\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/move-removable-devices-to-be-first-order.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/move-removable-devices-to-be-first-order-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Press <strong>F10<\/strong> and <strong>Enter<\/strong> to save changes and exit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/press-F10-to-save-changes-and-exit2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"145\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/press-F10-to-save-changes-and-exit2.png\" alt=\"press F10 to save changes and exit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/press-F10-to-save-changes-and-exit2.png 357w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/press-F10-to-save-changes-and-exit2-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Reset the password to the domain\/active directory user after booting.<\/p>\n<p>1. Select Windows system and domain user, then click <strong>Reset password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. After setting new password, press <strong>Reboot<\/strong>. Then click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to eject USB device and restart the computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/choose-reboot-and-yes-to-restart-computer2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/choose-reboot-and-yes-to-restart-computer2.png\" alt=\"choose reboot and yes to restart computer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/choose-reboot-and-yes-to-restart-computer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/choose-reboot-and-yes-to-restart-computer2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Log in the Windows Server 2012 computer with new active directory admin password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"271\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11422 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/input-admin-password.png\" alt=\"input admin password\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/input-admin-password.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/input-admin-password-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Briefly speaking, these steps are quite simple and clear. Meanwhile, as a famous saying goes, &#8220;Practice makes perfect.&#8221; If you learn the method well, you are suggested to put it into practice. Otherwise, you may be in hurry when you forget your active directory admin password one day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-server-password\/reset-windows-server-2012-domain-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reset Domain Admin Password for Windows Server 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-admin-password-on-dell-server-if-lost\/\">How to Recover Admin Password on Dell Server If Lost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-server-password\/reset-windows-sbs-2011-administrator-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reset Windows SBS 2011 Administrator Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-windows-server-2008-administrator-password-on-hp-proliant-computer\/\">How to Reset Windows Server 2008 Administrator Password on HP ProLiant Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can we do if we forgot the active directory admin password on Windows Server 2012? 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