Reset Your Windows Password Using Ubuntu Linux
If you bought a computer with Windows pre-installed it is highly likely that during the setup you were asked to create a user and you assigned a password to that user.
If you are the only person using the computer it is likely that this is the only user account that you created. The main issue with this is that if you ever forget your password you have no way of accessing your computer.
This guide is all about showing how you can reset a Windows password using Linux. In this guide, we will highlight two tools which you can use, one graphical and one requiring the command line.
You don’t have to install Linux onto your computer to use these tools. You do need a live bootable version of Linux.
This guide will show you how to create a Ubuntu USB drive.
If the computer you are locked out of is your only computer then you might not be in a position to create a USB drive because you won’t have a computer to do it on. In this instance we recommend getting a friend to do it using their computer, using a library computer or an internet cafe. If none of these options are available you can buy a Linux magazine which often comes with a bootable version of Linux as a DVD on the front cover.
