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How To Remove Passwords Using Offline NT Password & Registry Editor

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Choose the Password Reset Option
ONTP&RE Registry Load Menu

ONTP&RE Registry Load Menu

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor is now asking which part of the registry it should load. We're interested in resetting the Windows password so we'll do that.

Press ENTER to accept the default choice of 1, which is Password reset [sam system security].

Note: The Offline NT Password & Registry Editor tool can perform various functions aside from resetting Windows passwords but since that's the focus of this particular tutorial, that's all we'll discuss.

Tip: Are you seeing lines of computer code with a --More-- at the bottom of the screen? Some of you will and that's okay, just hit any key and the program will continue on.

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