7 FREE WINDOWS PASSWORD RECOVERY TOOLS

With the increased number of passwords whether they may be social media passwords or system user accounts passwords some people getting confused with them. Sometimes people fail to remember those passwords. At that time they cannot access their accounts.

For social media accounts there is a chance of resetting password by providing some information like personal details. But in case of system user accounts it is somewhat difficult and complex. We can crack those passwords or we can by pass them by using some set of tricks and software's. If they are implemented correctly you can easily gain access to your system without any re-installation of operating system. I call these tricks or software's as by-pass tools, because they will by-pass the stage of password completely.

Windows Password Recovery Tools:

1. PASSWORD RESET DISK:

Password reset disk is one of the solution suggested by Windows itself. If you forget any user or administrator passwords of windows system then you can reset them by using "Password Reset Disk". But this "Password Reset Disk" must be created at the time of setting password or while you are already logged into your system. Once you forget your system password then you cannot create this "Password Reset Disk".

              Also Read: HOW TO CREATE AND USE A PASSWORD RESET DISK?

NOTE:

Password reset disk created for one account in one computer cannot be used for another account of any computer.

2. OPHCRACK:

Ophcrack is one of the best free tool available for windows password cracking. It won't need any access to windows. All it need is a bootable DVD which consists of Ophcrack. It uses Brute-Force module for simple passwords. It recovers 99% alphanumeric passwords within seconds.

       Also Read: HOW TO CRACK WINDOWS PASSWORD WITH OPHCRACK?

3. PC LOGIN NOW:

Instead of discovering and displaying your current password, PC login now deletes it and allows you to access windows without a password. After which you can create a new password for your user account. PC Login Now resets any type of password of any type of windows accounts with 100% success rate.

4. OFFLINE NT PASSWORD & REGISTRY EDITOR:

Offline NT Password & Registry editor is similar to PC Login Now but it is complex to execute that PC login now because Offline NT Password is command line based. Don't feel bad that it is command based I will give you detailed steps on how to implement it correctly. It completely deletes the system password rather than recovering it. So I call is as one of the windows password reset tools.

5. KON-BOOT:

Kno-Boot is the fastest windows password recovery tool, which is similar to PC Login Now and Offline NT Password & Registry Editor. It is very simple and easy to use. It is one of the disc based recovery tool. It is only a temporary relief.

6. TRINITY RESCUE KIT:

Trinity rescue kit is one of the free windows password recover tool which works fast when compared to many other commercial recover tools. It is also a disk based recovery tool and it won't have any grahical representations in interface. It is completely command based but the positive thing is that most of the commands are only numbers. With the help of improved Winpass tool you can reset password.

7. CAIN & ABLE:

Cain & Able is one of the fastest and efficient windows password recovery tools available for free. Unlike other software's its working is different. This software needs you to log in to your system by an administrator account and from there you must perform necessary steps to recover password. This software is suitable for only XP version only it is not compatible with Windows 7, 8 and Vista.

If your PC has only one account then Cain & Able is not useful to recover and it is useless. It can recover passwords to the accounts other than with which you have logged in.

NOTE:

Any way trying to crack your own password is also a illegitimate process. So please careful with passwords. In above tools "Password Reset Disk", can be efficient and easy to have executed. Please do perform these activities only if you have enough idea about them otherwise consult nearby expert. this is only for information purpose. 

If you know any other tools to recover windows passwords, please feel free to comment below. If you have any queries please comment below, I will answer those queries as soon as possible.

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