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I have tried resetting my password of the local account with admin permissions. (not domain account)

Since I cannot access the CMD option in the page (I have to enter the password to access CMD), I made a Windows bootable USB drive and booted from the USB.

I then pressed Shift + F10 to open the CMD window in administrator, and entered:

net user username /passwordreq:no
net user username new_password

Both commands say "The operation completed successfully.", and I thought all the job was completed.

However, when I booted into Windows after finishing the commands and removing the USB (to the login page) and entered the new password, it still says "Wrong Password".. even I have changed to another password.

I was using Windows 10 RS3. Is Windows 10 different from other operating systems when using the net command in CMD?

What should I do? Help!

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  • “Is Windows 10 different from other operating systems when using the net command in CMD?” - No, it is not different. – Ramhound Jan 04 '18 at 03:02
  • Then, why the new password changed by CMD is not working in the login page? Even the command that enables admin account doesn't work in the login page when I launched the commands in CMD booted by the USB. I changed the drive to C: drive. – Felix Lee Jan 04 '18 at 03:02
  • Unclear based on the information you provided. You asked a “Yes or No” question, unclear the reason you cannot reset the password, from within Windows. – Ramhound Jan 04 '18 at 03:04
  • I cannot log in to the Windows account in the login page. So I made a bootable USB drive with Windows ISO and entered some commands in CMD booted by the USB. However, since the login page after the commands says the changed password is wrong, I think the operations didn't work actually. – Felix Lee Jan 04 '18 at 03:07
  • If you need to enable the built-in Administrator account then see my answer on the subject. “Entered some commands” doesn’t tell me anything – Ramhound Jan 04 '18 at 03:07
  • I'm wondering why the commands are not applied. The password should be changed if I enter those commands, but it didn't. – Felix Lee Jan 04 '18 at 03:08
  • Enable the built-in Administrator, log into it, and create the user with it. Starting to get the idea your not even authorized to do whatever your trying to do. – Ramhound Jan 04 '18 at 03:15
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    Possible duplicate of [What can I do if I forgot my Windows password?](https://superuser.com/questions/72244/what-can-i-do-if-i-forgot-my-windows-password) – I say Reinstate Monica Jan 04 '18 at 04:04

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Those commands were run from the bootable Windows drive (WinPE?), so they applied to that instance of Windows, not your main system.

If you need more information on how to reset a forgotten password, please refer to the answers to this Superuser question.

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  • Then, according to the answer in the following thread, do I have to boot with my Windows 10 installation USB and enter those commands in CMD? I can not access CMD in since it is also locked by the same account password. – Felix Lee Jan 04 '18 at 03:54
  • @FelixLee So enable the built-in Administrator account. – Ramhound Jan 04 '18 at 04:05
  • I tried entering the command to enable admin account in the CMD in Windows USB drive, but it doesn't work and I can not see the account in the login page. – Felix Lee Jan 04 '18 at 04:06
  • I think there is some confusion on how the net commands work. They are only aware of the version of windows they are run from. It doesn't matter if it is a bootable USB or the install disk. The tools mentioned in the linked post work because they look for your install of windows and are designed to work with it. – CConard96 Jan 04 '18 at 04:11
  • If you were referring to other commands like replacing sethc with cmd, then they can be run from the bootable USB or install disk. The drive letters mentioned may be different. – CConard96 Jan 04 '18 at 04:14
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You need to run an elevated command prompt inside the Windows environment that you are trying to change the password. If you can’t log in to any admin account on the computer, theres a workaround it. Boot from USB, holding shift+F10, then run these commands

Cd c:/Windows/system32
Ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak
Copy cmd.exe utilman.bak

Restart like normal, and at the bottom right corner, click the ease of access icon. Boom command prompt with admin rights.

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