Take the 2-minute tour ×  How would I change the password of
Windows 7 using the command prompt if the existing password
isn't known, but I have admin rights?  share|improve this
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programmers.  4 Answers 4  Use the "net user" command.  C:\>net
user /? The syntax of this command is:           username
[/DELETE] [/DOMAIN]          username [/TIMES:{times | ALL}]
See also here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/8935e4a8-3624-46a1-b47a-c7735802b456 and here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251394  share|improve this
answer  Yes you could change the password with net user
<username> <newpassword>.  Here further informations.
share|improve this answer  Type this command net user (your
username) * Then type new password, and confirm it. You are
done. See the image. In the image zack is my username. When you
type the password the command prompt won't show the cursor
moving as you typ