You can remove (delete, remove) a user's password in the Microsoft Windows operating system in several ways of varying degrees of complexity. The choice depends on the version of the OS installed, the user's computer skills and the degree of access to computer resources.
It is necessary
Windows 7 installation disc
Instructions
Step 1
Use the "Secure Login" option before you need to specify a user account to initiate the operation to remove the password of the selected user (for Windows XP).
Step 2
Log in to the system through the built-in computer administrator account (Admin, Administrator, Administrator), which does not require an access password, and click the "Start" button to bring up the main menu of the system (for Windows XP).
Step 3
Go to Control Panel and expand the User Accounts link (for Windows XP).
Step 4
Specify the account to be edited in the list of users and select "Remove Password" (for Windows XP).
Step 5
Confirm the execution of the command by clicking the "Remove password" button in the dialog box that opens and restart the computer to apply the selected changes (for Windows XP).
Step 6
Boot from the installation disc and use the "Next" button in the system language selection dialog box to go to the "System Restore" section (for Windows 7).
Step 7
Click the "Next" button in the dialog box that opens and select "Command Prompt" in the "System Recovery Options" window (for Windows 7).
Step 8
Enter regedit in the command prompt text box to launch the Registry Editor tool and press Enter to confirm the launch command (for Windows 7).
Step 9
Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry branch and select the Load Hive command in the File menu of the top toolbar of the program window (for Windows 7).
Step 10
Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry branch and select the Load Hive command in the File menu of the top toolbar of the program window (for Windows 7).
Step 11
Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / 888 / Setup registry key and double-click the CmdLine parameter (for Windows 7).
Step 12
Specify the cmd.exe value for the selected parameter and click OK to confirm the command execution (for Windows 7).
Step 13
Expand the SetupType parameter by double-clicking the mouse and set the value to 2 (for Windows 7).
Step 14
Click OK to confirm the selected changes and select the entire 888 key in the specified registry key (for Windows 7).
Step 15
Select the Unload Hive command from the File menu of the top toolbar of the application window and close all open programs (for Windows 7).
Step 16
Restart your computer to apply the selected changes and log on normally (for Windows 7).
Step 17
Enter net user username new_password in the Command Prompt field and press Enter to confirm the command (for Windows 7).
