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I have tried resetting my password of the local account with admin permissions. (not domain account)

Since I cannot access the CMD option in the page (I have to enter the password to access CMD), I made a Windows bootable USB drive and booted from the USB.

I then pressed Shift + F10 to open the CMD window in administrator, and entered:

net user username /passwordreq:no
net user username new_password

Both commands say "The operation completed successfully.", and I thought all the job was completed.

However, when I booted into Windows after finishing the commands and removing the USB (to the login page) and entered the new password, it still says "Wrong Password".. even I have changed to another password.

I was using Windows 10 RS3. Is Windows 10 different from other operating systems when using the net command in CMD?

What should I do? Help!

Felix Lee
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Those commands were run from the bootable Windows drive (WinPE?), so they applied to that instance of Windows, not your main system.

If you need more information on how to reset a forgotten password, please refer to the answers to this Superuser question.

CConard96
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You need to run an elevated command prompt inside the Windows environment that you are trying to change the password. If you can’t log in to any admin account on the computer, theres a workaround it. Boot from USB, holding shift+F10, then run these commands

Cd c:/Windows/system32
Ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak
Copy cmd.exe utilman.bak

Restart like normal, and at the bottom right corner, click the ease of access icon. Boom command prompt with admin rights.

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