Reset Admin Password - Become Administrator & Get Admin Privileges

Reset admin password, become administrator & get admin privileges, tutorial shows you how to bypass password or reset password on computer if you forgot admin password, also how to become administrator if you are member of standard user group you have low rights so you cannot do following: cannot install any software without administrator password, You cannot run group policy and make changes in the registry editor, cannot edit hosts file without admin password, it asks you administrator permission and admin password. You cannot activate a built-in administrator account, if you try to enable built-in administrator account, an error appears: access is denied. Cannot add the user to the administrator group, error: access denied. Without administrator password you getting errors as access denied, this app has been blocked by your system, contact your system administrator for more info, you do not have permission to perform this operation access denied, and there are many other restrictions.
If you are limited user with low permissions on your own computer because you forgot admin password. Therefore, you need to reset administrator password, become administrator, and gain administrator rights in order to take full control of your computer. Tutorial about: admin password windows 10 reset, admin password windows 10 remove, admin password windows 10 forgot.
What is SAM file?
The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a database file used by all versions of Windows, (Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, etc.) that manages user accounts and stores user passwords. The SAM file cannot be edited, moved, or copied while Windows is running. Don’t try to edit SAM file or delete it otherwise windows won't boot normally.
Path to SAM file: C:\Windows\System32\config\SAM

🦿Steps in tutorial:

🦿1. Introduction Windows user accounts and their privileges and rights
🦿2. Bypass/reset admin password
🦿3. Add a user to the administrator group and get administrator privileges without admin password
🦿4. Enable built-in administrator account
🦿5. Roll everything (all config) back as it was

So, to become an administrator and get all admin privileges, we need to make changes in SAM file. For that, we need to create a bootable USB flash drive.
1. you need computer or laptop with full admin rights.
2. USB flash drive of at least 8 gigabits.
3. Two software: Kali Linux, and Linux Live USB Creator

✅Kali Linux Download:
https://www.kali.org/downloads/

✅Linux Live USB Creator
https://www.linuxliveusb.com/

If you get a boot error:
⚠EFI USB device has been blocked by the current security policy, easy fix:
   • EFI USB device has been blocked by th...  

✔Bypass/reset admin password, Kali Linux commands
✔Add a user to the administrator group and get administrator privileges, Kali Linux commands
✔ Enable built-in administrator account
Navigate to SAM file folder, right-click on blank space in the folder and choose Open Terminal Here
In Linux Terminal type ↪ sudo su ↩
this runs the commands with root privileges
then type ↪ chntpw -i SAM ↩
this runs SAM password recovery tool with Interactive Menu
From Interactive Menu options choose options
1 – Edit user data and passwords, so type ↪ 1 ↩ and hit enter
It lists all Windows users from SAM file, choose a user which you going to edit and type User number (RID)
Example Administrator RID number is 01f4, so type it in terminal and hit enter
It displays you User (Admin) info and User edit Menu, from User edit Menu choose option you want examples: reset password, add a user to the administrator group or Enable built-in administrator account
Option 1 – Clear (blank) user password, so type ↪ 1 ↩ and hit enter
Option 3 - Promote user, make user an administrator, so type ↪ 3 ↩ and hit enter
Option 2 - unlock and enable user account, so type ↪ 2 ↩ and hit enter
After each command you should go back by entering ↪ q ↩ (Quit editing user, back to user select. or it may ask you to do it? You should type ↪ y ↩ (yes)

🌶very important when you finish editing the SAM file, don't forget to save it
Form SAM password recovery tool Interactive Menu
After you make all changes type ↪ q ↩ to go back to SAM password recovery tool Interactive Menu and type ↪ q ↩ (Quit, You will be asked if there is anything to save)
Then type ↪ y ↩ (yes), and hit enter to save your changes and then type exit and again exit to close the terminal.

This video-tutorial attempt to answer all below questions:

How to create a password reset USB?
How to reset forgotten computer password?
How do I become the administrator?
How do I make myself an administrator?
How to get administrator privileges on Windows 10?
How to reset administrator password?
How to bypass administrator password?
How to reset computer password?
How to bypass computer password?
How to enable a built-in administrator account in Windows 10?
How to reset admin password Windows 10 without password?

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