[Anonymous]

This post is more or less for people who didn't know this, but windows has a hidden admin account. I don't remember the exact method to view it but I'm sure google can help you find it. I mainly created this thread for anyone searching for a way to get admin rights, or someone who forgot their password to the only account thats shown. I hope this helps!

Ps: On a side note I think this is for windows 7 and up. Not totally for sure.

[Skullmeat]

This post is more or less for people who didn't know this, but windows has a hidden admin account. I don't remember the exact method to view it but I'm sure google can help you find it. I mainly created this thread for anyone searching for a way to get admin rights, or someone who forgot their password to the only account thats shown. I hope this helps!

Ps: On a side note I think this is for windows 7 and up. Not totally for sure.

You are referring to the System Account. (NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM) For those of you who are wondering, the system account is roughly the equivalent of Root access in the linux world. In 7 it requires PSTools (PsExec) from windows sysinternals.

NOTE: Due to the high privileges of the system account, accessing it dangerous, and could potentially damage your system. You use this guide at your own risk.

This guide assumes you have administrator privileges.

To gain access to the SYSTEM account, you will first need PsExec, part of pstools.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...96649.aspx

1. Extract PStools to the folder of your choice.

2. Close all open programs.

3. Click the start button and hold CTRL-ALT-SHIFT and right-click the start menu. A dialog should pop up with "Properties" and "Exit Explorer" Click "Exit Explorer" Your taskbar should now disappear, along with any icons on the desktop.

4. Now open task manager by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-ESC.

5. Click File > New Task (Run)

6. Click "Browse"

7. Browse to where you extracted PsTools and click "psexec.exe"

8. the dialog should say something like this C:\PSTools\PsExec.exe

9. At the end of the dialog type "-i -s explorer.exe" so that is looks like C:\PsExec.exe -i -s explorer.exe

10. Hit enter and wait a moment. A new command prompt window should open. Then a desktop. Open the start menu and look at where the user is displayed. It will read "SYSTEM" You are done. You can use this account to make almost any change to windows, such as change passwords.

[Mustnabs]

I new this a long time ago and I forgot lol. Thanks for reminding me

[Anonymous]

This post is more or less for people who didn't know this, but windows has a hidden admin account. I don't remember the exact method to view it but I'm sure google can help you find it. I mainly created this thread for anyone searching for a way to get admin rights, or someone who forgot their password to the only account thats shown. I hope this helps!

Ps: On a side note I think this is for windows 7 and up. Not totally for sure.

You are referring to the System Account. (NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM) For those of you who are wondering, the system account is roughly the equivalent of Root access in the linux world. In 7 it requires PSTools (PsExec) from windows sysinternals.

NOTE: Due to the high privileges of the system account, accessing it dangerous, and could potentially damage your system. You use this guide at your own risk.

This guide assumes you have administrator privileges.

To gain access to the SYSTEM account, you will first need PsExec, part of pstools.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...96649.aspx

1. Extract PStools to the folder of your choice.

2. Close all open programs.

3. Click the start button and hold CTRL-ALT-SHIFT and right-click the start menu. A dialog should pop up with "Properties" and "Exit Explorer" Click "Exit Explorer" Your taskbar should now disappear, along with any icons on the desktop.

4. Now open task manager by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-ESC.

5. Click File > New Task (Run)

6. Click "Browse"

7. Browse to where you extracted PsTools and click "psexec.exe"

8. the dialog should say something like this C:\PSTools\PsExec.exe

9. At the end of the dialog type "-i -s explorer.exe" so that is looks like C:\PsExec.exe -i -s explorer.exe

10. Hit enter and wait a moment. A new command prompt window should open. Then a desktop. Open the start menu and look at where the user is displayed. It will read "SYSTEM" You are done. You can use this account to make almost any change to windows, such as change passwords.

Thanks for this. I was too tired too google for this information.

And no problem, This will be helpful for people trying to get an account back are something.

[Skullmeat]

This post is more or less for people who didn't know this, but windows has a hidden admin account. I don't remember the exact method to view it but I'm sure google can help you find it. I mainly created this thread for anyone searching for a way to get admin rights, or someone who forgot their password to the only account thats shown. I hope this helps!

Ps: On a side note I think this is for windows 7 and up. Not totally for sure.

You are referring to the System Account. (NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM) For those of you who are wondering, the system account is roughly the equivalent of Root access in the linux world. In 7 it requires PSTools (PsExec) from windows sysinternals.

NOTE: Due to the high privileges of the system account, accessing it dangerous, and could potentially damage your system. You use this guide at your own risk.

This guide assumes you have administrator privileges.

To gain access to the SYSTEM account, you will first need PsExec, part of pstools.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...96649.aspx

1. Extract PStools to the folder of your choice.

2. Close all open programs.

3. Click the start button and hold CTRL-ALT-SHIFT and right-click the start menu. A dialog should pop up with "Properties" and "Exit Explorer" Click "Exit Explorer" Your taskbar should now disappear, along with any icons on the desktop.

4. Now open task manager by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-ESC.

5. Click File > New Task (Run)

6. Click "Browse"

7. Browse to where you extracted PsTools and click "psexec.exe"

8. the dialog should say something like this C:\PSTools\PsExec.exe

9. At the end of the dialog type "-i -s explorer.exe" so that is looks like C:\PsExec.exe -i -s explorer.exe

10. Hit enter and wait a moment. A new command prompt window should open. Then a desktop. Open the start menu and look at where the user is displayed. It will read "SYSTEM" You are done. You can use this account to make almost any change to windows, such as change passwords.

Thanks for this. I was too tired too google for this information.

And no problem, This will be helpful for people trying to get an account back are something.

No prob. I discovered this some time ago.

[Skill]

This post is more or less for people who didn't know this, but windows has a hidden admin account. I don't remember the exact method to view it but I'm sure google can help you find it. I mainly created this thread for anyone searching for a way to get admin rights, or someone who forgot their password to the only account thats shown. I hope this helps!

Ps: On a side note I think this is for windows 7 and up. Not totally for sure.

You are referring to the System Account. (NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM) For those of you who are wondering, the system account is roughly the equivalent of Root access in the linux world. In 7 it requires PSTools (PsExec) from windows sysinternals.

NOTE: Due to the high privileges of the system account, accessing it dangerous, and could potentially damage your system. You use this guide at your own risk.

This guide assumes you have administrator privileges.

To gain access to the SYSTEM account, you will first need PsExec, part of pstools.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...96649.aspx

1. Extract PStools to the folder of your choice.

2. Close all open programs.

3. Click the start button and hold CTRL-ALT-SHIFT and right-click the start menu. A dialog should pop up with "Properties" and "Exit Explorer" Click "Exit Explorer" Your taskbar should now disappear, along with any icons on the desktop.

4. Now open task manager by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-ESC.

5. Click File > New Task (Run)

6. Click "Browse"

7. Browse to where you extracted PsTools and click "psexec.exe"

8. the dialog should say something like this C:\PSTools\PsExec.exe

9. At the end of the dialog type "-i -s explorer.exe" so that is looks like C:\PsExec.exe -i -s explorer.exe

10. Hit enter and wait a moment. A new command prompt window should open. Then a desktop. Open the start menu and look at where the user is displayed. It will read "SYSTEM" You are done. You can use this account to make almost any change to windows, such as change passwords.

When i click properties, it says nothing about exiting explorer? what do i do?

[Charon]

Just wondering, does this also work on Windows XP computers?

[Anonymous]

Just wondering, does this also work on Windows XP computers?

Hmm I don't think so. Like I said before, it might just be Windows 7 +

I could be wrong..You could google it and find out. If so post back here with the answer.

[Ultimatum]

Yes, this is the SYSTEM account. It is the account that is the user that runs your processes. Other than the user organised processes. It isn't hard to access it.

[Skullmeat]

This post is more or less for people who didn't know this, but windows has a hidden admin account. I don't remember the exact method to view it but I'm sure google can help you find it. I mainly created this thread for anyone searching for a way to get admin rights, or someone who forgot their password to the only account thats shown. I hope this helps!

Ps: On a side note I think this is for windows 7 and up. Not totally for sure.

You are referring to the System Account. (NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM) For those of you who are wondering, the system account is roughly the equivalent of Root access in the linux world. In 7 it requires PSTools (PsExec) from windows sysinternals.

NOTE: Due to the high privileges of the system account, accessing it dangerous, and could potentially damage your system. You use this guide at your own risk.

This guide assumes you have administrator privileges.

To gain access to the SYSTEM account, you will first need PsExec, part of pstools.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...96649.aspx

1. Extract PStools to the folder of your choice.

2. Close all open programs.

3. Click the start button and hold CTRL-ALT-SHIFT and right-click the start menu. A dialog should pop up with "Properties" and "Exit Explorer" Click "Exit Explorer" Your taskbar should now disappear, along with any icons on the desktop.

4. Now open task manager by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-ESC.

5. Click File > New Task (Run)

6. Click "Browse"

7. Browse to where you extracted PsTools and click "psexec.exe"

8. the dialog should say something like this C:\PSTools\PsExec.exe

9. At the end of the dialog type "-i -s explorer.exe" so that is looks like C:\PsExec.exe -i -s explorer.exe

10. Hit enter and wait a moment. A new command prompt window should open. Then a desktop. Open the start menu and look at where the user is displayed. It will read "SYSTEM" You are done. You can use this account to make almost any change to windows, such as change passwords.

When i click properties, it says nothing about exiting explorer? what do i do?

Don't click properties. You hold CTRl-SHIFT-ALT and right click the start menu and click exit explorer. You don't have to do it this way, you can open task manager and close it from there.

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Just wondering, does this also work on Windows XP computers?

It does, but XP has a different method to do it. There's plenty of info on that on the web. This guide is for Vista/7.