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How to Break Windows 7 Password in Minutes

February 22nd, 2013 by Admin

If you forgot Windows 7 password for the only administrator user on your computer, you can’t login to the system, let alone installing password cracking software on your computer. How to break Windows 7 password?

Basically, you need a second computer to create a password recovery bootdisk, it can be your other PC or a friend’s laptop. Download the Password Recovery Bundle software and it enables you to create a password recovery boot CD easily. Boot your locked computer from this CD and you can break Windows 7 password in minutes. Here is a step-by-step guidance on how to break Windows 7 password when you lost or forgot the administrator password.

How to Break Windows 7 Password?

Use a second computer to download Password Recovery Bundle. Launch the program after installing, and then click on Windows Password button. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a bootable CD.
Once you’ve created the CD, you place the CD into the computer with the forgotten Windows 7 password, and turn on the PC. If your computer does not automatically boot from the CD drive, you may need to change your boot order or use a boot menu to select the CD you want to boot from.
The PC reads the information on the CD and finally start the Reset Windows Password program. It shows a list of user accounts inside the SAM database for your Windows 7 installation.
Highlight a user account that you want to break, and click on Reset Password button. It will remove your lost Windows 7 password associated with that user account. Now restart the computer and you can then log back into Windows 7 with a blank password.

Password Recovery Bundle is a must-have rescue utility to all Windows users, with the helps of this software you can break Windows 7 password in minutes. No matter you are using Windows 8, 7, XP or Vista, this program can work well on it.

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Hide User Account from Welcome Screen in Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

February 21st, 2013 by Admin

On bootup, Windows operating system including Windows 8/7/Vista/XP will display a Welcome Screen, with a list of user accounts existing on your computer so that user can click and login. If you want to hide one of the user accounts at Welcome Screen and protect your privacy, here’s a complete guide for you. Let’s see how can we hide user account from Welcome Screen in Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP.

How to Hide User Account from Welcome Screen in Windows 8/7/Vista/XP?

Press Windows + R key combination to open the Run window, type regedit and press Enter key.
In the Register Editor window, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist
If the SpecialAccounts key and Userlist keys do not exist then create them.
On the right hand side of Userlist, right-click on any blank space, and point to New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name the new DWORD registry value name exactly with the user name used at the logon screen.
Double-click on DWORD registry value, and set the value data to 0 in order to hide the account from Welcome Screen. To display the user account on Welcome Screen again so that it’s visible again, delete the registry entry, or set the value data to 1.
Exit Registry Editor. Log off or restart computer to make the change effective.

This trick will prevent the user account from showing up on the Welcome Screen or in the Control Panel -> User Accounts area. In Windows XP you can still log into the hidden user account by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del two times to display Login Dialog window and type the username and password. But note that, in Windows 8/7/Vista, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del does not bring up the login screen. If your user account is not shown up on the Welcome Screen and you’re locked out of your computer, Reset Windows Password utility could be used to remove your forgotten password or make your user account visible again.

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Secure the Built-in Administrator Account in Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

February 20th, 2013 by Admin

The built-in administrator account is one of the default accounts that has the highest privileges in Windows. It is by far the number one target for hackers trying to break into your computer. By default, this administrator account does not show up in the list of available accounts when Windows boots up. This is why so many people do not know that the account even exists. You would be surprised that there is also no password set for the administrator account. This can be a major security risk for all Windows users. Let’s look at some quick ways to secure the built-in administrator account in Windows 8/7/Vista/XP.

Rename the Built-in Administrator Account

Installing the Windows operating system automatically creates this account, and I promise you that every hacker already knows the default name. If you keep the name the same as the default, this provides 1/2 of the information that an attacker needs to log on as the account. Many companies will change the name to fit within the naming scheme of the other users. So, Joe Smith might be the Administrator account to obfuscate the account to novice hackers and end users.

Configure a Complex Password for the Built-in Administrator Account

The built-in administrator account was installed with a blank password. We all know that passwords are a pain to manage and remember, so many computer users would leave this account unprotected by not configuring an appropriate password (or a password at all). Here, I am suggesting that you assign a strong but easy to remember password. This article should give you ideas how to choose a good password:
How to create unique passwords you’ll never forget

If you forgot the administrator password later, don’t worry! Reset Windows Password utility can remove your strong administrator password instantly from a bootable CD or USB drive.

Disable the Built-in Administrator Account

To disable the built-in administrator account, follow these steps:

Log on either as administrator or as a user with administrator permissions.
Right-click My Computer, and select Manage.
Expand Local Users And Groups, and select Users.
Double-click the built-in Administrator account.
Select the Account Is Disabled check box, and click OK.
Close the Computer Management console. The change will take effect after you log off the computer.

Don’t Use the Built-in Administrator Account

I find that many computer users use this account for routine maintenance, tasks, and administration. I also find that this account is configured as the service account for many network services. This account should never be used, unless there is a disaster that requires that this account be used to access your computer.

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How to Retrieve a Lost Windows 7 Password

February 19th, 2013 by Admin

While it is a good practice to change Windows 7 password frequently to avoid the password hacking, we might easily forget it. In such a situation, you might want to use a Windows password recovery application that can help you to retrieve your password back.

I have tested several Windows password recovery tool and it turned out that Password Recovery Bundle 2013 is one of the best cracking utility out there that allows you to retrieve lost Windows 7 password in a matter of minutes.

How to Retrieve a Lost Windows 7 Password?

To get started, you need to find an alternative computer which you can login with administrator user account. Download Password Recovery Bundle on the computer. Launch the program after installing, and then click on Windows Password button. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a bootable CD.

Once you’ve created the CD, you place the CD into the computer with the forgotten Windows 7 password, and turn on the PC. If your computer does not automatically boot from the CD drive, you may need to change your boot order or use a boot menu to select the CD you want to boot from.

The PC reads the information on the CD and finally start the Reset Windows Password program. It shows a list of user accounts inside the SAM database for your Windows 7 installation.

Highlight a user account with the lost password, and click on Reset Password button. It will remove your lost Windows 7 password associated with that user account. Now restart the computer and you can then log back into Windows 7 with a blank password.

Conclusion

Password Recovery Bundle 2013 is a must-have rescue utility to all Windows users, with the helps of this software you can retrieve a forgotten Windows 7 password and regain full control to your machine easily.

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Forgot Picture Password in Windows 8? How to Unlock Your Computer

February 18th, 2013 by Admin

Password protecting access to Windows user accounts is now the norm. Windows 8 enables you to protect your account with a picture password. Using a picture password is much more secure than regular alphanumeric password, but it may cause big trouble when you forgot Windows 8 picture password. How to unlock your computer when you forgot picture password in Windows 8?

Luckily picture password is merely a helpful alternative login method rather than something that adds security. Setting up a picture password does not replace your regular alphanumeric password, and on the lock screen itself there is an option to switch back to the standard login option.

So if you forgot picture password, you can choose to unlock your computer using traditional text password or Microsoft Live account. After logging into Windows 8 you can reset the forgotten picture password easily.

Still can’t login using a regular password or Microsoft account? Don’t worry! With Reset Windows Password utility you can easily reset lost or forgotten passwords for Windows 8 local administrator account and Microsoft account. It is 100% safe and will not damage any of the files on your computer. Best of all, Reset Windows Password utility has a very high success rate of 99.8% in resetting your Windows password and supports all versions of Windows. You can unlock any forgotten password on your Windows XP, Vista, NT or Windows 7 desktop computer or Windows 8 laptop.

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How to Remove PDF Owner Password When You Forgot It

February 17th, 2013 by Admin

A PDF owner password is the password used to set document restrictions on PDF files. In Adobe Acrobat, the PDF owner password is called the change permissions password. If you forgot PDF owner password, you can’t print, copy or edit the content of your protected PDF file. In such a situation, you might want to use a PDF password remover application that can help you to remove forgotten PDF owner password. And PDF Password Recovery program does exactly that.

How to Remove PDF Owner Password When You Forgot It?

Download and install PDF Password Recovery software on your computer.
Run PDF Password Recovery program, then click the … button to select your password-protected PDF document (*.pdf), then choose the Remove Owner Password option.
Click the Next button.
Immediately the tool will decrypt the owner password and remove the security restrictions imposed on it, and a new non-protected copy will be created. You will then be allowed to print, copy, modify the decrypted PDF document without even knowing the password.

There is no need to worry about forgetting PDF owner password. Just follow the steps above and you can remove PDF owner password quickly and easily!

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How to Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 8 / 10

February 17th, 2013 by Admin

Remote Desktop is a handy feature incorporated since Windows XP which allows you to control your computer remotely. But this feature is disabled by default. In this post, I’ll walk you through the steps to enable remote desktop in Windows 8 / 10, so you can then connect to your Windows 8 / 10 machine from a remote computer.

Part 1: Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 10

Press the Windows + I key combination to open the Settings app. Click on the System category.
Choose the Remote Desktop tab. On the right pane, toggle the “Enable Remote Desktop” option to On.

Part 2: Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 8

Press Windows + R key combination to bring the Run command box. Type in SystemPropertiesRemote.exe and press Enter.
This will bring up the System Properties screen. Select Allow remote connections to this computer and click OK.

To access your Windows 8 / 10 computer remotely, type in mstsc in the Run command box from a remote computer and hit Enter.

That’s all! The procedure is pretty much the same as it’s been for older versions of Windows. If there’re any issues, please check if remote desktop is blocked by Windows Firewall. Go to Control Panel and click on Windows Firewall. Click on Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall and then scroll down until you see Remote Desktop. Make sure the box is checked.

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Reset Lost Windows User Account Password in Safe Mode

February 8th, 2013 by Admin

Forgot Windows user account password and can’t log into your machine? Are you looking for a free option to reset or bypass lost Windows password? Here it comes, you can reset lost Windows user account password easily in Safe Mode. Let’s get started to know how it works.

In Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, there is a default built-in administrator account which is automatically created at the time of Windows installation. For security reasons the built-in administrator account is hidden and inactive by default. But there is no password protected with it and you can access this administrator account from Safe Mode. After log into Safe Mode with the built-in administrator account, you can reset lost password for any other user account easily. Here are step-by-step instructions:

How to Reset Lost Windows User Account Password in Safe Mode?

Power on your computer and repeatedly press F8. It will show you black screen with few options, select “Safe Mode with Command Prompt” option with arrow keys and hit Enter. Now computer will start Windows in Safe Mode and at the end command prompt will visible.

Now with the help of this command prompt you can reset lost Windows user account password easily. Type “net user” command and hit Enter it will show list of all users.

Now type net user owner 123 to reset the password of the user owner to 123 (in place of owner you need type the name of user for which you want to change password) and press Enter. A message “the command completed successfully” will appear that means your password has been successfully reset.

Now restart your computer and login with username: owner and password: 123. you can access your computer and continue to reset other account password through Control Panel.

This is the easiest way to reset lost windows user account password. But it only works when you are able to start computer in Safe Mode. If safe mode could not be loaded or there is a password set on the built-in administrator account, then you need to use some third party software to reset lost Windows user account password, such as Reset Windows Password utility.

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How to Reset Forgotten Windows Password

February 6th, 2013 by Admin

Lost or forgotten Windows password? This may happen to everyone. But what if you have lots of important data on the hard drive and need to access the computer urgently? Don’t worry you can reset the forgotten Windows password with easy way. For this you need a blank CD and an alternative computer you can login with administrator account. Here are simple steps for you to reset forgotten Windows password.

How to Reset Forgotten Windows Password?

First, you will need to download and install Password Recovery Bundle on an alternative computer that you can access. This can be your work PC, or a friend or family member’s PC.
Launch Password Recovery Bundle and click on Windows Password button, the pop-up dialog allows you to create a password reset boot CD.
Next, place the password reset CD in the CD-ROM drive of your locked computer. Get the computer to boot from the CD. If you don’t know how to set your computer to boot from CD, please check out this guide: How to Boot A Computer from CD or USB Drive.
The computer will load the mini operating system inside the password reset CD and open up the Reset Windows Password window as follow.
From the window, you can see a list of user accounts existing in your Windows installation. For dual-boot or multi-boot computer, make sure you choose your desired Windows SAM registry hive from the drop-down list.
Choose the user account with a forgotten password, and then click on Reset Password button. The program will reset your forgotten Windows password to blank.
Restart the computer and remove the password reset CD, you should then be able to log into Windows without typing a password.

With the password reset CD you can reset forgotten Windows 8/7/Vista/XP password. You can also create a password reset boot USB to reset forgotten Windows password on your netbook or any computer which doesn’t come with a CD drive.

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Outlook Express Password Recovery

February 6th, 2013 by Admin

Setting up email accounts in Outlook Express is quite easy and convenient. Once the accounts have been setup we do not need any attendance or maintenance at all. But most of the time we forgot the password soon, then read this post how to recover Outlook Express password with ease.

Outlook Express Password Recovery is a program that helps you to retrieve all types of Outlook Express saved passwords: SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NNTP, HTTPMAIL, LDAP, Identity passwords. Just a single mouse click, the program will reveal the server names, email logins and passwords for all the email accounts stored by Outlook Express.

How to Recover Outlook Express Password?

Install Outlook Express Password Recovery program on your computer.
Start Outlook Express Password Recovery program and then click on Start Recovery button.
The program will recover Outlook Express Identity passwords and email account logins and passwords which are stored in Outlook Express.

Forgot Outlook Express password? Prepare to reinstall or upgrade Windows? It’s advisable to retrieve all email account passwords in Outlook Express and backup them in a safe place.

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