Chntpw
| chntpw | |
|---|---|
Screenshot of initial running | |
| Developer(s) | Petter Nordahl-Hagen (Formerly Petter Nordahl) |
| Initial release | May 28, 1997 |
| Stable release | 1.00
/ February 1, 2014 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Data recovery |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website | pogostick |
chntpw or Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor is a software utility for resetting or blanking local passwords used by Windows NT operating systems on Linux. It does this by editing the SAM database where Windows stores password hashes.