# 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).