Locate the file and extract it, creating the file. Once downloaded, extract the files (the password is kon-boot) which will create several folders with yet more ZIP files. This file is extremely small so it shouldn’t take more than a second or two. This will take you to a page where you can download the file. Look for the section titled “Download FREE Version.”Ĭlick on MIRROR #1 link. Once there, scroll toward the bottom of the page. To get started, visit the Kon-Boot site by clicking Visit Their Web Site near the bottom of this page. Kon-Boot requires a few post-cracking steps to be a real Windows password reset solution but nothing required by this amazing program is too difficult for anyone with the very serious problem of being locked out Windows. However, since it works so differently than Offline NT Password & Registry Editor and PC Login Now, Kon-Boot is an excellent alternative if you need your Windows password reset and both of those free tools haven’t worked for some reason. I’d rank it higher among the other options available but it doesn’t support 64-bit operating systems nor any edition of Windows 7 or Windows 8 1. Kon-Boot v1.0 is probably my favorite Windows password reset program, mainly because it’s so fast and easy to use. ISO download is very small, a stark contrast to the huge download required for a true password recovery program like Ophcrack.Kon-Boot is easy and fast, making the password reset task in Windows one of the most efficient I’ve seen.No installation is required – all password resetting is done from bootable disc or flash drive.Kon-Boot will temporarily remove the password on any 32-bit edition of Windows Vista or Windows XP.Not supported on newer or 64-bit Windows operating systems.Access to another PC required to burn ISO file.Works with 32-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, and some Windows Server OS’s.No access to Windows or knowledge of old password is needed.ISO image is smallest of any free password recovery or reset tool.

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