Reset Windows 2019 Administrator Password

S. Sharad

Below are steps.

  1. Boot your Windows Machine from installation media.
  2. Go to Repair Your Computer and Choose Command Prompt.
  3. Issue following commands. 
    move c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\1234.exe.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe
  4. Reboot Machine and after you see Windows Login prompt press (Windows Key + U) to open a Command Prompt and type following command. 
    C:\> net user Administrator NewPassword
  5. Now login with new password.

That’s All !