# To Fix Windows Issues

## reset password

* use `sfdisk -l` to list partitions
* find the partition which holds `Windows/System32/config`
* mount it `mkdir -p /media/sda2; mount /dev/sda2 /media/sda2`
* `cd /media/sda2/Windows/System32/config`
* list SAM database `chntpw -l SAM`
* edit SAM database `chntpw -i SAM`
* reboot

more details [here](https://opensource.com/article/18/3/how-reset-windows-password-linux).