How to Bypass Windows 7 Password without Overwriting Your Old Password

There are many reasons why you would need to reset or crack a Windows password. In this post we'll show you how to use PCUnlocker to bypass Windows 7 password without overwriting your old password. PCUnlocker can hack into Windows kernel on the fly while booting, and bypass the windows password protection to let you login without knowing the original password.  

 

Steps to Bypass Windows 7 Password with PCUnlocker:

 

Download PCUnlocker ISO image and burn it to a CD using your favorite burning software. If you want to bypass Windows 7 password on a netbook without optical drive, you can create a bootable USB drive from PCUnlocker ISO image, by using the program ISO2Disc.



Once you've created a boot CD, take it to boot off your locked Windows 7 machine. Once you get to the PCUnlocker program, you've see a list of user accounts stored in the Windows SAM database.



Click on the Options button and select "Bypass Windows Password".



When you see the confirmation pop-up dialog, click OK to confirm.



Click OK. Remove the CD and reboot your computer. You can then login to any user account with any password as the Windows password authentication subsystem was disabled temporarily while booting.



The next time you start the computer. Everything will come to normal and you need to use the original password to login to Windows.

 

How to Bypass Windows 7 Password without CD

Forgot your Windows 7 administrator password and don't have a CD or USB drive at hand? In this tutorial we'll show you a simple way to Bypass Windows 7 password without CD.

Of course, if you do have a PCUnlocker Live CD, you can bypass your password the easy way with a few mouse clicks. The following trick works with local account only. If you're using a Microsoft Account to login to your computer, you can also use PCUnlocker to reset lost Microsoft Account password.

How to Bypass Windows 7 Password without CD?

1. Turn on your computer. While the computer is coming up and you can see it saying "Starting Windows". Hold down the Power button for at least 5 seconds to force power off your computer.
2. When a sudden power loss is detected, the next time you turn on your computer and it will ask you if you want to launch startup repair or start normally. Choose the Launch Startup Repair (recommended) menu.
3. Startup Repair will boot up and take a little while. When it asks you if you want to restore your computer to an earlier point, click Cancel.
4. The Startup Repair Tool begins analyzing startup log files for clues as to the source of the problem and then launches a series of diagnostic tests to determine the cause of the startup failure. After a long time, you will get a dialog saying that Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically! Click on View problem details.
5. Now scroll down to the end of the Detail Report. Click on the last link to read Microsoft's offline privacy statement.
6. Notepad will come up with the privacy statement in it. Click on the File menu and then Open.
7. In the File Open dialog box, change the Files of type option to All Files. Browse to the Sticky Keys application – C:\windows\system32\sethc.exe. Rename this file as a backup file: I named it "sethc-copy".
8. Now find the cmd.exe file in the same folder. This is your Command Prompt. rename it to sethc.exe. Then close out of all the dialog boxes and Finish, so that the computer restarts.
9. Once you get to the Windows login screen, hit the Shift key 5 times and it will open the Command Prompt window instead of the Sticky Keys application.
10. Now to reset the password – just type the following command, replacing the username and password with the combination you want:
    reset user top-password.com 123456
11. Close the Command Prompt and you should be able to log on to Windows with your new password.

That's it! You've successfully bypass Windows 7 password without a CD.

How to Bypass Windows 7 Login / Logon Screen

Tired of having to type in a password every time you want to log into Windows? Forgot Windows password and didn't know how to get back on your computer? In this tutorial we're going to show you how to bypass Windows 7 login screen and gain access to your computer without entering a password.

How to Bypass Windows 7 Login Screen?

If you're the only person with access to your computer, you can have Windows boot straight to the Desktop without prompting you for a login password. It's easy to bypass Windows login screen and the instructions below will show you how to do it.

Step #1: Press Windows + R to open the Run command, type netplwiz or control userpasswords2 and press Enter.


Step #2: Under the Users tab, uncheck the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option, click Ok.


Step #3: Now enter the existing password in Automatically Log On dialog window, click OK, restart your Computer.


You won't be prompted to enter your password next time you turn on or restart your computer.

Forgot Windows 7 Password? How to Bypass Windows 7 Login Screen?

The method above requires you to know the existing Windows password on your computer. How to bypass Windows login screen if you forgot your password? In this situation, you need to remove your forgotten Windows password in order to bypass Windows login screen. Follow these step-by-step instructions:

Step #1: Download the PCUnlocker program and save it on an alternate PC which you have full access to. Unzip the download file and you'll get the pcunlocker.iso file. Burn the ISO image to an empty CD (or USB flash drive) using ISO2Disc program.

Step #2: Simply insert the CD into your locked computer and restart it. You may have to call up the boot menu by pressing F12 or something, but it may automatically boot from the CD drive you inserted.

Step #3: Once the computer boots up from the CD, it will open up the PCUnlocker program. Select a user account and then click on "Reset Password" button. It will remove Windows 7 password instantly.

Step #4: Remove the CD and restart the computer. Normally the computer will then boot directly into the Desktop without requiring you to enter a password. However, the Windows login screen might still appear even if you are using a blank password. If you're that case, just press OK to log on your computer. After getting into Windows, you can use the method above to enable automatic logon feature.

Lost Windows 7 Password? Here’s How to Bypass It

Losing Windows 7 password could be a nightmare that will leave you without access to your system. This could happen out of forgetfulness, the result of idiotic roommates with nothing better to do, or any number of other situations that could result in a total loss of access to your computer. But don't worry! Here we'll show you an easy way to bypass Windows password after you lost your password.
All you really need is a USB drive and another computer to create a PCUnlocker Live USB drive on. In many cases, you can bypass lost Windows 7 password in just a few minutes.

Lost Windows 7 Password? How to Bypass It?

1. First, you are required to create a PCUnlocker Live USB drive from another computer that you have access to. This can be your work PC, or a friend or family member's PC (any PC within your reach). Download the ISO image of PCUnlocker and burn it to your USB drive using ISO2Disc program.
2. Insert the PCUnlocker Live USB into your own machine and boot the computer from it. Before that ensure you have set your BIOS to boot from USB drive. After successfully booting from PCUnlocker Live USB, it will load the operating system that is installed on the USB drive.
3. When the boot process is complete, it will start the PCUnlocker program. This program automatically searches your Windows installations and displays all user accounts existing in Windows SAM registry file. In the list box, you can also find out which user account is password protected, disabled or locked out.
   
4. Choose one of your user accounts and click on "Reset Password" button. The program will bypass your lost Windows 7 password instantly.
5. Restart the computer and disconnect the Live USB. The account that you're trying to regain access to will no longer require a password. Quickly get back into your system without data loss!