How to find out the network password

As a rule, this question arises after you tried to enter another PC on the network, but received a request for login \\ password. The situation is solved simply and quickly, the main thing is to learn several elementary teams.

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Where Windows stores network passwords?

You can control passwords in this OS using the NetPlwiz command. To start its execution, go to the "Start" menu and enter the "RUN" search string, or press R + Win-Key. The described method is relevant for Windows 7, in Windows XP, use the "Control UserPasswords2" command. When the corresponding window opens with accounts, go to the "Advanced" menu and select subparagraph "Management". This tab is intended for any manipulations with passwords, user accounts, security settings and other actions. Naturally, all operations should be conducted from an account with administrator rights. So you can easily change any password to more suitable. The physical storage of network passwords is the Directory% Systemroot% \\ System32 \\ Config.

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Request a non-existent password

It often happens that computers managed by different versions of Windows are difficult to combine into the network, or connect to them from outside. For example, Win 7 may request a network password from Windows XP, which has not been assigned at all (or will not accept the existing pass code). How to fix this problem? All machines must comply with such conditions: it is necessary to allow users to access the network by assisting each not an empty password; The login pass for authorization coincides on the "client" machine and on the server. If the connection is still not installed, go to the "Computer Configuration" (Win + R, fit gpedit.msc.) -\u003e Choose "Windows Configuration", then "Security Settings", inside the "Local Policy" item, again "Security Settings", subparagraph "Network Security: Check Lan Manager", enable the "Send LM and NTLM" string. Also check the correct settings:

• in the "Control Panel", item "All Elements" -\u003e "Network Management Center and Shared Access", subparagraph "Advanced options" disable "Access with password protection" ;
• the standard network model for Win 7 must be "workgroup" (default);
• the guest account is enabled, in local politics it is removed from the point "Failure to access the PC from the network."

If you learned \\ changed the password and did everything as indicated in the article, but they did not receive access to the machine on the network, you need to study in detail the settings of local access policies on each specific computer.