Recover Lost Administrator Password for Windows Server 2019

If you have lost password to your Windows server 2019 administrator, the easiest way to get back into the account is using another admin account to reset the lost password for the administrator. In case that you have only one administrator on server computer and you have lost its password, is there a way to recover the lost administrator password in Windows server 2019? This is depended on what type of user account you are using.

In fact, there are about 3 available methods for recovering lost password for Windows server 2019 administrator without admin privilege. Please select one of the following methods to fix your issue.

Method 1: Use Your Password Reset Disk. (Recover Local Administrator Password)

Method 2: Use Spower Windows Password Reset Tool. (Recover Windows Server Local and Domain Administrator Password Easily and Safely)

Method 3: Use Hiren’s Boot CD. (Recover Windows Local Admin Password with Bootable CD)

Note: If your Windows server 2019 works on RAID, these three methods will not work for you, but you can use the following method to help recover administrator password on RAID Server: How to reset or recover Windows server administrator password on RAID..

Method 1: Use Your Password Reset Disk.

When you lost password to a local administrator password in Windows server 2019, I’d like to inform you that the fastest way to recover the lost password is using a pre-created password reset disk. Note that the password reset disk must be created before losing your password, not later. Or you cannot create the password reset disk if you are locked out of your computer.

So, if you have created a password reset disk for preventing forgotten password of your local administrator in Windows server 2019. Now, use it to recover your lost password by following the steps bellow.

Step 1: Turn on your server computer. In the Windows login screen, after you entered a wrong password for your local administrator, it will give you a link for resetting password. Just insert your password reset disk and then open the reset password link.

Step 2: A password reset wizard will be opened immediately. To continue, click “Next”.

Step 3: The password reset disk you inserted will be shown in the drive list. Pull down the list and select the password reset disk. Then click “Next”.

Step 4: At this step, you are able to create a new password for the local administrator. Enter a new password twice and then click “Next”.

Step 5: It will tell you that the password has been reset successfully. Click “Finish” to close the wizard. The new password is working now and you can use it to log into the local administrator account as usual.

Method 2: Use Spower Windows Password Reset Tool.

This is a professional Windows password recovery tool which can help recover lost local and domain administrator password for any Windows Operating System. If you have lost Windows server 2019 local/domain administrator password, this is an easy and safe way to recover the lost password.

In this guide, I will show you how to use Spower Windows Password Reset Ultimate to instantly recover Windows server 2019 local/domain administrator password without login. Firstly, have a look at key features of SPOWER WINDOWS PASSWORD RESET ULTIMATE.

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Step 1: Use Spower Windows Password Reset Ultimate to create a password recovery disk on USB flash drive.

1. Use the “Buy Now” button to purchase Spower Windows Password Reset Ultimate full version. You will receive the full version from your email in seconds. After that, download the full version from your email and then install it on a computer which you can login as administrator.

2. Now, plug a blank USB flash drive to the current computer and then run the Spower Windows Password Reset Ultimate. On a friendly interface, click “USB Device”.

3. In this next screen, pull down the drive list and select your USB flash drive. Then click “Begin Burning” to create a password recovery disk with the selected USB. When complete burning, unplug the USB.

Step 2: Use the USB password recovery disk to recover Windows server 2019 local/domain administrator password on your server computer.

1. Plug the USB to your server computer and then set the computer to boot from USB. If you don't know how to do this, refer to this guide.

2. When the computer detects the USB disk, Spower Windows Password Reset Ultimate will run automatically on the computer. You will see a friendly interface where you can recover Windows password with several clicks. Just select your Windows server 2019 and the administrator account from list.

3. To recover the administrator password, click “Reset” button and confirm it.

4. The unknown password will be reset to “Blank”.

5. Click “Reboot”. When a confirm message appears, unplug the USB flash drive and then click “Yes”.

6. Wait for the server computer to restart and load Windows server 2019. Then you can sign in the administrator account without using any password. After logging in, you’d better to create a new password for the user account. Note that all data in the computer will be fine.

Method 3: Use Hiren’s Boot CD.

If you are an IT professional, I’d like to recommend you another fast method for recovering Windows server 2019 local admin password, using Hiren’s Boot CD. This is a free program which can help recover lost Windows password by clearing the unknown password without login, but the procedure is difficult to complete. You can have a try. Don’t worry, it is not computer virus.

Step 1: Search for “Hiren’s Boot CD” on Google and open the official website. Download the ISO image file on a computer which you have access to.

Step 2: Use an ISO burner to burn the downloaded ISO file on to a writable CD.

Step 3: Boot your server computer from the newly created bootable CD.

Step 4: Once you get the screen as screenshot bellow, press arrow key to highlight “Offline NT Password Changer” and then press “Enter” key.

Step 5: You will be asked to choose an option. Just type “1” and hit Enter key to choose “Show probable Windows partitions only”.

Step 6: Next, type “1” and hit Enter key to choose “Password reset”.

Step 7: Type “1” and hit Enter key to choose “Edit user data and passwords”.

Step 8: Now, you need to choose an user account which you want to clear its password. If you want to recover administrator password type “Administrator” and then press Enter.

Step 9: To recover the administrator password, type “1” and then press Enter key.

Step 10: Now, the administrator password has been cleared. You need to save changes and exit the program. Just done the following steps:

1. To select quit, type “!” and hit Enter.

2. To continue quit, type “q” and hit Enter.

3. To save changes, type “y” and hit Enter.

4. To exit the program, type “n” and hit Enter.

Step 11: Remove your CD and then press CTRL-ALT-DELETE keys. The computer will restart and load Windows server 2019. Then you can login as administrator without using any password.