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– The modified SAM hive is written back to disk. A backup of the original SAM is usually saved as SAM.bak .
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: This tool only works for local system accounts. It cannot change passwords for Domain, Active Directory, or Microsoft (email-linked) accounts.
When Windows is running, the SAM file is locked and cannot be edited. NTPWEdit gets around this by being launched from an entirely separate operating environment, typically a Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) booted from a USB drive. From this alternate system, it gains full, unrestricted read/write access to the hard drive's SAM file and can modify it directly.
: The tool will then guide you through the process of resetting or changing the password. This may involve selecting a new password and confirming it.
(c) 2005-2017 Vadim Druzhin * NTPWEdit is a password editor for Windows NT based systems (like Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10),