Reset Password Administrator Windows Server2012

Instructions

To reset the password on your Windows 2012 server, simply complete the following steps:

• Boot from the Micrsoft Windows Server 2012 DVD
• From the Windows Setup menu, click “Next”.
• Select “Repair your computer”
• Under Choose and option, click on “Troubleshoot”.
• Under Advanced options, click “Command Prompt”.
• At the command prompt, run the following commands:
  d:
  cd windows\system32
  ren Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.old
  copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe
• Close the command prompt and then click “Continue”.
• The server should now boot and present the logon screen. Here click Windows Key + U.
• At the prompt you can now change the password, by typing the following command:
  net user administrator Password123
  This will set the password for the Administrator user to be Password123 (case sensitive).

Must do Before creat user active directory on windows server 2012

1. Open the Administrative Tool

2. This places you in the Administrative Tools section. Select Local Security Policy.
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3. Change the password Must Meet Complex Requirements option to Disabled.

In a Domain Environment, for an Active Directory Domain Server.

• In the Server Manager click on Tools and from the drop down click Group Policy Management
• Expand Forrest >> Domains >> Your Domain Controller.
• Right click on the Default Domain Policy and click on the Edit from the context menu.
• Now Expand Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy
• Double-click on the Passwords Must Meet Complexity Requirements option in the right pane.
• Select Disabled  under define this policy setting:
• Click Apply then OK all the way out and close the GPO window.
• In order to refresh the policy type the following command: “gpupdate /force”  in the CMD window and click ENTER.