How to change password from a command prompt

admin on Aug 10th 2008

To change user account password from command prompt do the following:

  1. Click Start
  2. Type “cmd” in Run field
  3. On the Command prompt type “net user username newpassword” and hit enter

Voila! the password is reset.

Note: To change password from command prompt, you must login with an administrator account.

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