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Remove a user's password using "net" command'

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Mar 15, 2026168492 views
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Is it possible to remove a user's password using the net command? I tried "net user <name> *" and just hitting return twice, but this does not work as expected. Is there any other way to do this? (I'd gladly take non-net commands, as long as they are built-in in XP SP3). Edit: Seems, I did not make…

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Fix for: Remove a user's password using "net" command'

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The command to set a password to blank is simply this: Execute it in a Command Prompt (cmd) that is Run as Administrator. Note: There's a nice vbs script that tests which account has a blank password here.

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