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Unfortunately I derp'ed and locked myself out of my admin account. I have a non-admin account that I can still log onto. I don't have access to another computer to try some of the many other methods of getting past and reseting the admin passsword, but I need to either grant myself admin rights so I can get back on or reset the admin password from a non-admin account.

Is there any way to do this? Any sort of registry editing I can do as a regular user?

Thanks.

Euthyphro
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Provided the system is not encrypted one could use a tool such as konboot or to boot into the system.

Probably the world's best remedy for forgotten passwords. Now with online account authorization bypass!

Konboot works on the following Operating Systems

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux

From my understanding the way it works is by injecting code into the kernel during boot, and then eliminates all passwords for all accounts local to the computer. This means you can set the password for that account, or you can create a new admin account without a password.

Also here you can see the instructions.

MCCCS
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flamingslaptrap
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You can simply boot knoppix, mount your windows system partition read-write and backup the Windows/system32/config folder to a usb thumbdrive. Then run chntpw in the same folder, and ONLY upgrade your non-admin account to admin. Changing the password with this tool will most likely not work, but that's not what the OP asked for. No need to dig a deeper hole by using weird windows recovery procedures.

user400344
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Try this method, if you have a local account:

  1. Hold down either SHIFT key while tapping or clicking on Restart, available from any Power icon. This opens the Advanced Startup Options
  2. Click on Troubleshoot, then Advanced options, and finally Command Prompt.
  3. Type: copy c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe c:\
  4. Type: copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe, answer with 'y'. Now your ease of access tools is replaced by command prompt.
  5. Restart your system.
  6. Execute: net user myusername mynewpassword, replacing myusername and mynewpassword. If your username has a space use double-quotes. eg. net user "Gaurav Joseph" balderdash. If you don't remember your username type: net user to list all the users.
  7. Close the command prompt and login.
  8. To revert the Ease of Access tools: copy c:\utilman.exe c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe

Taken from here: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/reset-password-windows-8.htm

Gaurav Joseph
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