Forgot Domain Admin Password Windows Server 2022

##Forgot Domain Admin Password Windows Server 2022

–Boot to recovery mode with ISO

– Click Next, Then “Repair my computer”

– Click Troubleshoot, then click the Command Prompt option

– list disks by opening diskpart, then “list volume”

–run “select volume 1” (assuming 1 is your main hdd)

–run “assign letter C”

–run “exit” to leave diskpart

–run “C:” to switch to your main hard drive

–run “cd \Winddows\System32” in order to change directories

–run “rename Utilman.exe Utilman.bak” to backup the utility

–run “copy cmd.exe utilman.exe”

–run “D:”

–run “bcdedit /set {bootmgr} timeout 15”

–run “bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes”

–exit and reboot computer after removing the iso

–select windows in the boot menu then hit enter

–go to login but instead of typing a username and password click the accesibility icon to get a command prompt

–in the command prompt run “net user” to list the accounts

–to change the password on one of the accounts type “net user username password /domain”

Written on August 22, 2024