How to Bypass Local Admin Password on Windows Server 2022

Tip 1: Bypass Windows server 2022 local administrator password via password reset disk.

In Windows server 2022, system allows people to backup local user account info on an external media. Usually it can be a USB flash drive. When you lose your user password, this media will give you permission to setup a new password. So, this USB flash drive also called password reset disk. Note that it only works for a single local account. If you have more than one user account on your Windows and each password is different, you’d better create password reset disk for each user account for preventing forgotten passwords.

So, if you have created a password reset disk for your Windows server 2022 local administrator account, we can use it to bypass forgotten password easily.

Step 1: Insert your password reset disk to your server computer. After signing in administrator account failed, you will see a password reset link displayed under the password box. Open the lick.

Step 2: Password reset wizard pops up. Simply click “Next” button to go on to next.

Step 3: In this step, you need to select the password reset disk from dive list. Then click “Next” to continue.

Step 4: Now you are able to setup a new password for the administrator account. Note that the new password must match the Windows password policy. When you done that, click “Next”.

Step 5: You have successfully bypassed the local administrator password. Please close the wizard and then you can use the new password to sign in.

Tip 2: Bypass Windows server 2022 local administrator password with Hiren’s Boot CD.

In this guide, you will learn how to use a program, Hiren’s Boot CD, to help bypass Windows server 2022 local administrator or user password. This is a useful password reset tool for people to regain access to their locked computer, but it is not suitable for new hand. If you want to have a try, please complete the following steps carefully.

Step 1: Firstly, search and download Hiren’s Boot CD iso file on a computer which you have access to. Then use a CD/DVD burner to burn the iso file on to a writable CD/DVD. When you done that, insert the newly created CD/DVD to your locked computer and boot the computer from the disc. (Guide of how to boot a computer from CD/DVD.)

Step 2: When your computer successfully boots from CD/DVD, Hiren’s program will run and show you the following screen. Please hit down key to choose “Offline Password Changer” and then press Enter key to confirm the select.

Step 3: Wait the program to show you the step one. Then type “1” and hit Enter key to load Windows partition.

Step 4: Type “1” and hit Enter key to select “Password reset”. The program will load the SAM security file and give you permission to edit it.

Step 5: Now, type “1” and hit Enter key to select “Edit user data and passwords”.

Step 6: All local user accounts have been list. Write a username which you want to bypass its password. Just type “administrator” and then hit Enter key.

Step 7: Type “1” and hit Enter key to clear the administrator password.

Step 8: The forgotten password of administrator has been removed. Type “!” and hit Enter.

Step 9: Go on to get out. Type “q” and hit Enter.

Step 10: Type “y” and hit Enter. Changes of account password will be saved.

Step 11: Type “n” and hit Enter key to exit the program.

Step 12: Eject the CD/DVD first. Press CTRL-ALT-DELETE keys to restart the computer.

Step 13: Wait the computer loads Windows server 2022. Then you can sign in the administrator account without password.

Tip 3: Bypass Windows server 2022 local administrator or user password with professional tool.

In this guide, I will show you how to use a professional Windows password recovery tool, Windows Password Rescuer, to bypass Windows server 2022 local/domain administrator password as easy as count 1, 2, 3. Compare to using Hiren’s Boot CD, this tip is easy and secure for computer new hand. Windows Password Rescuer is powerful that it is now working perfectly for any Windows system.

Now go through the following steps to bypass Windows server 2022 local administrator password.

Step 1: Use Windows Password Rescuer to create a password recovery disk.

1. Go to another computer which you have access to. Download and install Windows Password Rescuer Advanced.

2. Insert a blank USB flash drive to the current computer and launch the software you just installed. On the friendly interface, select “USB device” option.

3. Select the USB flash drive you inserted and then click “Begin Burning” button to create a Windows password recovery disk.

4. When successfully complete burning, unplug the USB flash drive.

Step 2: Use the USB disk to bypass Windows server 2022 password:

1. Insert the USB flash drive to your server computer. Boot the computer from USB.

2. Wait the computer loads Windows Password Rescuer. Then you will see a friendly interface shown on screen. Now move your mouse and click your Windows server 2022 system.

3. Click your administrator account in user list.

4. Click “Reset password” to reset its password. You will see a confirm message. Just click “Yes”.

5. The unknown password has been removed and shown “Blank”.

6. Click “Reboot”. When you see a confirm message, unplug your USB flash drive and then click “Yes”.

7. Wait the computer restarts and loads Windows server 2022. Then you can sign in the administrator account without password.