Forgot Windows Server Password?

"I forgot password for my administrator account on Windows Server 2008 Standard edition. I tested out many methods obtainable in the internet but even now the administrator password had not been reset. Is it possible to gain access to my administrator account without reinstalling Windows Server?"

You might have forgotten your password of Windows Server administrator account. When you missed the password, and also you may find a way to log into the system if you have another user account with administrators privilege. But when you have only one user account has administrators privilege and you forgot its password, it's hard.

In this article, we'll aim to explain to you how to easily reset forgot Windows Server password with our Windows Server Password Recovery software without reinstalling Windows Server and data loss.

Steps to Recover Windows Server Administrator Password:

Step 1, Download Windows Server Password Recovery setup file on any working PC and install setup file on it.

Step 2, Launch Windows Server Password Recovery Media Builder to burn a bootable CD or USB flash disk.

Step 3, Boot from the built Bootable CD or USB disk to reset forgot Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2 local domain controller password to blank.

Now the Windows Server Local Administrator Password has been reset to blank. You are able to restart your Windows Server computer and gain access to your local administrator account with a blank password. However, if the Windows server is a Active Directory domain controller, you are required to do more steps to reset your domain administrator password.

Steps to reset forgot Windows Server Domain Administrator Password, please refer to this.