I happened to have a different live Linux OS on hand, and your instructions worked perfectly for me to enable the administrator account on an old system which I then used to reset a different local user.
hello, I used the chntpw tool on the real computer, but when windows mounts the disk, the disk is write protected. Even though I set it as writable with commands, data still cannot be written. The same situation is valid in kali live boot. When I mount, the files have a lock mark on them and I set them as writable with commands, but I can't write data in any way, can you help?
When I try to boot with CAINE I get error "Verification Failed: (0x1A) Security Violation". Will the same process be effective with Ubuntu? Ubuntu boots fine for me.
I am not sure why you would get that error but some Ubuntu distros may have write blocking automatically turned on so you will need to turn that off before you can change the windows registry.
Hmm good question as its obviously meant to be run that way. Maybe if you are already logged into Windows you can try to run it within WSL. Let me know if it works.
Setting secure boot to OFF would allow your system to boot to operating systems which your system deem to be untrusted. If you are performing a forensic examination of a system, make sure you document your changes and understand the consequences.
Great question and thanks for watching! chntpw works as far as I know as the password mechanism has not changed between Win 10 and Win 11 although I have not tested it out. Any viewers out there try this on Win 11?
I had the same question due to TPM being a Windows 11 requirement. Therefore making the system files encrypted 🤔 so how can you edit the SAM file if its encrypted.
Update. It wont work with TPM and bitlocker enabled. Or anything running FDE. You'd have to decrypt the drive first to access the SAM file. Which if you can already do that then this utility would be pointless 😂
I happened to have a different live Linux OS on hand, and your instructions worked perfectly for me to enable the administrator account on an old system which I then used to reset a different local user.
Glad it worked for you. Thanks for the feedback.
Wow very good explanation, the first time I view how to put the sds in row mode
Thanks for watching and for the positive comment. Glad you found it helpful
hello, I used the chntpw tool on the real computer, but when windows mounts the disk, the disk is write protected. Even though I set it as writable with commands, data still cannot be written. The same situation is valid in kali live boot. When I mount, the files have a lock mark on them and I set them as writable with commands, but I can't write data in any way, can you help?
When I try to boot with CAINE I get error "Verification Failed: (0x1A) Security Violation". Will the same process be effective with Ubuntu? Ubuntu boots fine for me.
I am not sure why you would get that error but some Ubuntu distros may have write blocking automatically turned on so you will need to turn that off before you can change the windows registry.
@@BlueMonkey4n6 Thank you!
any way to do this without booting ?! from inside the windows ?> because bios boot is password protected, i want to test it on windows ce embdded 8.0.
Hmm good question as its obviously meant to be run that way. Maybe if you are already logged into Windows you can try to run it within WSL. Let me know if it works.
@@BlueMonkey4n6 not working on windows ce 8.0 AMD.
thnks to you for teaching this amazing tool ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Happy to help!
Great tutorial keep doing mate .Thanks
Thanks for watching and the positive comment!
sir, does the secure boot needs to set off? please kindly reply because i want to try it for my exam
Setting secure boot to OFF would allow your system to boot to operating systems which your system deem to be untrusted. If you are performing a forensic examination of a system, make sure you document your changes and understand the consequences.
@@BlueMonkey4n6 oh i see, thank you sir
Very good explanation 👌
thank for watching and for the positive comment!
Works on windows 11?
Great question and thanks for watching! chntpw works as far as I know as the password mechanism has not changed between Win 10 and Win 11 although I have not tested it out.
Any viewers out there try this on Win 11?
I had the same question due to TPM being a Windows 11 requirement. Therefore making the system files encrypted 🤔 so how can you edit the SAM file if its encrypted.
Update. It wont work with TPM and bitlocker enabled. Or anything running FDE. You'd have to decrypt the drive first to access the SAM file. Which if you can already do that then this utility would be pointless 😂