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How do I change my win7 admin password using C#?

Ralph Freshour

I want to write a VS 2010 C# app that can set my admin password. My user account is Ralph and I am an Admin but I don't have a password set so I can boot up and get right to the desktop. However, that being said, I'd like to be able set a password for my account using C#.

Thanks for any help...

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Javeed M Shaikh14y ago
can you try this.

using System;
using System.DirectoryServices;

string userPath = "WinNT://yourMachineName/adminuser";
using (DirectoryEntry userEntry = new DirectoryEntry(userPath))
{
object[] password = new object[] {"newPwd", "oldPwd"};
object ret = userEntry.Invoke("ChangePassword", password );
userEntry.CommitChanges();
}