Resetting Windows Passwords With Ubuntu

Howdy all!

Very similar to my recent post regarding the account recovery technique using Kali Linux, but sometimes I had issues with Kali Linux not being able to read+write to my Windows system. Meaning any commands that I ran would have no effect.

I couldn’t find a way around this so I employed Ubuntu instead. This was a ‘last ditch’ effort if my Kali Linux and Windows ISO methods didn’t work.

Lets hop in! 🚀

1 First things first, you want to mount your Ubuntu ISO or physically insert your Ubuntu USB or CD into the system.

2 Make sure to select the Try Ubuntu option as shown in the below screenshot:

Try Ubuntu option

3 Make sure the Ubuntu environment has access to the internet as we will need to install some tools. The best way to test this is to either open a web browser or try to ping 8.8.8.8.

4 Once you know you’re online, run the below commands in sequence:

sudo apt-get-repository universe

sudo apt-get-repository multiverse

sudo apt update

sudo apt install chntpw