How to Get Windows Server 2012 Disc for Password Reset

After forgot Windows Server 2012 administrator password, how to get Windows server disc for password reset?

• Way 1: Download Windows Server 2012 disc from Microsoft directly.
• Way 2: Get Windows server 2012 installation CD instead of reset disk.
• Way 2: Create Windows 2012 password recovery disk easily with third-party tool

Way 1: Download Windows Server disc from Microsoft directly

Download Server 2012 Essentials Client Restore CD: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34837

Supported Operating System: Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Windows server 2012 restore CD could help to restore Windows 2012 to early backup point. This point gives you privileges to access Windows server 2o12.

Way 2: Get Windows Server 2012 installation CD instead of reset disk.

Reset the password on Windows server 2012 with installation CD, simply complete following steps:

1. Boot from the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 DVD.
2. From the Windows Setup menu, click "Next".
3. Select "Repair your computer".
4. Under Choose and option, click on "Troubleshoot".
5. Under Advanced options, click "Command Prompt".
6. At the command prompt, run the following commands:
   
   d: CD windows\system32 ren Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.old copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe
7. Close the command prompt and then click "Continue".
8. The server should now boot and present the logon screen. Here click Windows + U.

At the prompt you can now change the password, by typing the following command: net user iSunshare Password123

This will set the password for the iSunshare user to be Password123 (case sensitive).

Way 3: Get Windows 2012 password recovery disc with tool.

You can create a password reset disk for Windows 2012 with third-party tool, Windows Password Genius Raid, which is usually used for raid server password reset.

1. Get Windows Password Genius Raid full version, and install it on accessible computer.

2. Prepare bootable USB drive or CD/DVD-ROM, and insert it into computer where password tool is installed.

3. Run Windows Password Genius Raid, and burn password reset disk into inserted drive, USB drive or CD/DVD-ROM.

After running tool, select USB drive, and click "Begin burning" button.

4. Exit bootable drive from accessible computer after server 2012 password reset disk is created successfully.

The following steps are going to reset Windows server 2012 password with recovery disc.

1. Plug reset disk into locked Windows 2012 server. Boot server computer from reset disk.

• How to set server boot from USB drive
• How to set server boot from CD/DVD-ROM

2. Reset Windows server 2012 local or domain administrator password.

Password reset disk could be used to recover server local or domain administrator password. So after server 2012 boots from reset disk successfully, choose administrator, and click "Reset" button. Server administrator password would be reset as "iSunshare@2012".