Microsoft Windows Server 2016 – what to do if you forgot the administrator password

As a IT administrator, you should have ever experienced trouble logging into a server with unknown password, so in this post we’ll show two simple ways to reset forgotten Windows Server 2016 administrator password. These methods work on other Windows versions as well

Boot the server from the Windows Server 2016 Installation DVD. When the Setup screen appears, press SHIFT + F10 keys to open Command Prompt

c:
cd windows
cd system32
copy Utilman.exe Utilman.exe_bak
copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe
shutdown -r -t 0

net user LocalAdmin <password>

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