• jas0n@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    You guys are missing the true point of sticky keys:

    Admin console without admin password.

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        5 months ago

        It’s a well known exploit on Windows:

        • delete sethc.exe (sticky keys executable) from the system32 directory.
        • replace it with a copy of cmd.exe (name it sethc.exe)
        • reboot to login screen.
        • shift 5 times, and you get a command prompt with administrator privileges

        Now, you can change all the passwords on the system from the login screen.

        Last I checked, it still works, and it’s been around since xp days.

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            5 months ago

            Just access to the hard drive. A bootable Linux USB could do that. I think you can get there through some obscure way with windows installation media as well.