Password protection adds another level of security to your computer. It is simple enough to lock your User Account. You can either set a new password during installation or later on in Control Panel. Though it is not required if you are the only user of your machine, password is important if multiple users are using the same machine or when trying to assign a User Account for your child with parental controls.
Kon-Boot is an application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! Crack Windows 10 Password with Kon-Boot. Kon-Boot allows you to log on to Windows without even knowing the password. It just hooks into the BIOS and changes the Windows kernel contents temporarily while booting. Then, you can enter anything or leave the password blank while logging in.
But one problem which is literally annoying is when you forget your password. But there are different ways to get around a logon password without even knowing it. Using a password reset disk is a very common option to bypass the lost password. But the only catch is that you should have a password reset disk in advance. If you don't have any reset disk, don't worry. We are going to fix it using these methods.
Method 1. Crack Windows 10 Password with Kon-Boot
Kon-Boot allows you to log on to Windows without even knowing the password. It just hooks into the BIOS and changes the Windows kernel contents temporarily while booting. Then, you can enter anything or leave the password blank while logging in. The original password will come again when you start your PC next time without Kon-Boot. The system will discard those changes and will act as if nothing happened.
Step 1. Simply download Kon-Boot on another system and burn the ISO file to CD or write the image file on a USB drive.
Step 2. After doing it, simply boot your locked PC to external device where ISO file or image is written.
Step 3. Set the boot device to USB or CD in BIOS and it will show up a white screen. Press any key and it will show up the process of tweaking BIOS functions. The system will boot normally after a few seconds.
Cons:
1) Doesn't work with latest Windows 10. 2) Complicated text based program.
Also read: How to Reset HP Laptop Password without Disk
Method 2. Reset Microsoft Password
After Windows 8, people are mostly using their official Microsoft account to log into their Windows. In case you forgot your password in Microsoft account, simply use another unlocked computer to visit the password reset page on Microsoft site and reset the password online. It is a lot easier than resetting the password on local account.
Step 1. Go to Microsoft Online reset site from a separate computer or smartphone and select 'I Forgot My Password' and click next.
Step 2. You need to use your alternate email or phone number you've provided when starting your Microsoft account.
Step 3. It won't work if you don't have an alternate email. Here, Windows 10 account can be converted to a local account from boot media, so you don't have to lose files to log into Windows 10.
Step 4. Enter the security code and move to the next page.
Cons:
1). Doesn't work with local or administrator accounts.
2). Resetting Microsoft account password will directly reset the password of your Microsoft related services as well like Skype, One box, Hotmail, etc.
Method 3. Break Windows 10 Password with WinGeeker Ultiamte
You can still bypasses the log-in screen without actually re-installing the operating system, just by using TunesBro WinGeeker Ultimate. It can be installed in Windows virtual space without using your PC, which will read iSO files and Windows underlying data and run in DOS without password. It provides visual interface to the users which is very simple to use. You can burn ISO files directly with this tool to USB drive/CD/DVD in Windows and reset your password without using reset disk. It is guaranteed that no data loss will occur and it can be used to crack any types of account password like local, administrator, Microsoft, root and domain profiles.
Top Features of TunesBro WinGeeker Ultimate
By far, it has 100% success rate recovering any Windows password without formatting and reinstaling system.
Make a password reset disk with a bootable pen drive or CD/DVD.
Directly remove any password on administrator, User, Mirosoft account and Windows server password without damaging system files.
It is compatible with almost all the Windows OS versions, such as XP/ 7/ 8/ 10.
Step 1 Download, Install the Program on Another Working Computer
First of all, download and install WinGeeker Ultimate on another working computer, you will need a DVD or USB flash drive after installing the tool to create a bootable drive. Here, we will consider USB drive which is most commonly used these days.
Step 2 Create a Bootable Reset Disk with USB or DVD/CD
Now insert the USB drive to the computer and start to create bootable reset disk. Run WinGeeker Ultimate program and be sure to choose USB option device. After choosing USB, click 'Burn USB' and start the process. Once process is finished, remove the drive.
Step 3Insert USB Drive to Your Locked Computer and Set Boot from USB
Insert the USB drive to the locked system and choose reboot option. Now you can reboot your system and type F2, F12 or any key it asks to go to BIOS settings. The process to enter BIOS varies from brand to brand. Then choose the boot option to USB or DVD.
Step 4 Begin to Crack Windows 10 Login Password
After changing the boot order to USB and restart your PC. While booting, WinGeeker Ultimate tool will open this time. It will detect the Windows system and accounts where you can reset users, admin, local, HomeGroup, or Guest password. Simply choose the desired user to reset and click 'Reset Password' to proceed. The target user password will be blank after reset. Then click 'Reboot' to restart the system. Now it will be back without asking password.
NOTE: You can also create a new account by clicking 'Add User' button.
Conclusion
In this guide, we have listed the most favorite ways to reset Windows 10 password however if you have no computer skills then we will recommend to use TunesBro WinGeeker Ultimate tool. It is very simply and elegantly designed specially to help those who are not computer person. It is tested on myriad computer brands and laptops and has been successful in every system.
Nov.30, 2017 18:49. / Posted by Melissa Parks to Windows Tips
Related Articles & Tips
Kon Boot is a piece of software which can carry out a Windows 10 password bypass because it allows you to change the contents of a Linux or Windows kernel on the fly, whilst the OS is booting.
What can Kon Boot Do?
In the current compilation state, it allows you to log into a Linux system as the ’root’ user without typing the correct password or to elevate privileges from current user to root. For Windows systems, it allows you to enter any password protected profile without any knowledge of the password.
It was mainly created for Ubuntu, later the author has made a few add-ons to cover some other Linux distributions.
Entire Kon-Boot was written in pure x86 assembly, using old grandpa-geezer TASM 4.0.
Kon-Boot for Windows 10 Password Bypass
It can now silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! In other words, you can log in to your Windows profile without knowing your password. This tool changes the contents of Windows kernel while booting, everything is done virtually – without any interferences with physical system changes. So far following systems were tested to work correctly with Kon-Boot:
Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 (v.275)
Windows Vista Business SP0
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate SP0
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Windows XP
Windows XP SP1
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP3
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
No special usage instructions are required for Windows users, just boot from Kon-Boot CD, select your profile and put any password you want. Did you lose your password? Now it doesn’t matter at all.
It has been tested with the following Linux distributions:
Gentoo 2.6.24-gentoo-r5 GRUB 0.97
Ubuntu 2.6.24.3-debug GRUB 0.97
Debian 2.6.18-6-6861 GRUB 0.97
Fedora 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i6862 GRUB 0.97
You can also check out:
– Trinity Rescue Kit Download – Free Recovery and Repair for Windows – LaZagne – Password Recovery Tool For Windows & Linux
Kon-Boot Download Free
The most powerful versions of Konboot are now paid software, you can download Kon Boot free version here: