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Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Kon-Boot 2.7 (Win/macOS) 16 Mb. Kon-Boot is an application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! In other words you can login to your Windows profile without knowing your password. Easy to use and excellent for tech repairs, data recovery and security. ZYKURoot v 2.6 – our new victory in getting root rights. You will like our new optimized algorithm of the program. Among the pleasant innovations, one can note support for Android 10Q beta and replenishment of the database of supported devices – many noname manufacturers and more than 40 smartphones and tablets have been added.
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Overview News Download UBCD Download CDR Labels Make a Donation Linking to UBCD Getting a Physical Copy Frequently Asked Questions Forums/Mailing Lists Tutorials Customizing UBCD Version History You Can Help! How it all started Acknowledgements User Feedback Useful Links UBCD Live *BETA* |
Current release: 5.3.9
Ultimate Boot CD is completely free for the download, or could be obtained for a small fee. If you had somehow paid a ridiculous amount of money for it, you have most likely been fleeced. The least you could do is to make as many copies of the offical UBCD and pass it to your friends, relatives, colleagues or even complete strangers to minimize the per unit cost of your loss!
Please note that some of the freeware on UBCD explicitly prohibits redistribution for commercial purposes eg. DIMM_ID. If you intend to resell UBCD for commercial gains, please contact the respective authors for their permissions.
If you like trying out new stuff, please check out an early beta version of UBCD Live and give us your feedback. This is a Live Rescue CD based on Debian, which we hope will eventually be good enough to replace Parted Magic.
You need the Ultimate Boot CD if you want to:
- Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives. More and more PCs are shipped without floppy drives these days, and it is such a royal pain when you need to run diagnostic tools on them.
- Free yourself from the slow loading speed of the floppy drive. Even if you do have a floppy drive, it is still much much faster to run your diagnostic tools from the CDROM drive, rather than wait for the tool to load from the floppy drive.
- Consolidate as many diagnostic tools as possible into one bootable CD. Wouldn't you like to avoid digging into the dusty box to look for the right floppy disk, but simply run them all from a single CD? Then the Ultimate Boot CD is for you!
- Run Ultimate Boot CD from your USB memory stick. A script on the CD prepares your USB memory stick so that it can be used on newer machines that supports booting from USB devices. You can access the same tools as you would from the CD version.
New features in UBCD V5.x include:
- New! The Linux-based distro Parted Magic is now included with UBCD V5.0. This should be the method of choice when you need to resize/rescue partitions, access NTFS filesystems or work with USB storage devices.
- New! UBCD V5.x now supports both syslinux/isolinux and grub4dos. This helps improve the chances that UBCD will boot on any particular machine.
When you boot up from the CD, a text-based menu will be displayed, and you will be able to select the tool you want to run. The selected tool actually boots off a virtual floppy disk created in memory.
Tools currently included with the Ultimate Boot CD are:
Name of Tool | Version | License | Notes |
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/BIOS | |||
!BIOS | 3.20 | Freeware | |
BIOS | 1.35.0 | Freeware | Website says V1.35.1, but program displays V1.35.0. |
CMOSPWD | 5.0 | GPL | |
KEYDisk | n/a | Freeware | |
PC CMOS Cleaner | 2.0 | Freeware | Included as module in Parted Magic. |
Q&D Vital Data Manager | 1.4h | Freeware | |
WipeCMOS | 1.2 | Freeware | |
/CPU | |||
CPUstress | 2.5.4 | Freeware | |
CPUburn | 1.4a | GPL | Included in CPUstress. |
CPU Burn-in | 1.00 | Freeware | Included in CPUstress. The Linux version which is included in UBCD is at V1.00. V1.01 applies to Windows only. |
CPUinfo | n/a | GPL | Included in CPUstress. |
CPUID | 2.19 | GPL | |
Intel Optimized LINPACK Benchmark | 11.2.0 | Freeware | Included in CPUstress. |
Intel Processor Frequency ID (P3 and below) | 7.2 | Freeware | |
Intel Processor Identification Utility (P4 and above) | 5.30 | Freeware | |
Mersenne Prime Test | 23.9.2 | Free software | Included in CPUstress. |
Mersenne Prime Test | 28.5 | Free software | Included in CPUstress. |
Stress | 1.04 | GPL | Included in CPUstress. |
StressCPU (requires CPU with SSE) | 2.0 | GPL | Included in CPUstress. |
System Stability Tester | 1.5.1 | GPL | Included in CPUstress. |
x86test | 0.10a | GPL | |
/HDD/Boot Management | |||
BOOTMGR | 05-AUG-2012 | Freeware | |
Boot Partition | 2.60 | Freeware | |
EditBINI | 1.01.1 | Freeware | |
GAG (Graphical Boot Manager) | 4.10 | GPL | |
Gujin | 2.8.7 | GPL | |
MBRtool | 2.3.200 | Freeware | |
MBRWork | 1.08 | Freeware | |
PLoP Boot Manager | 5.0.15 | Free for personal use | |
Smart BootManager | 3.7.1 | GPL | |
SPFDISK (Special FDISK) | 2000-03v | Freeware | |
Super Grub Disk | 0.9799 | GPL | |
Super Grub2 Disk | 2.00s8 | GPL | |
XFDISK (Extended FDISK) | 0.9.3 beta | Freeware | |
XOSL (Extended Operating System Loader) | 1.1.5 | GPL | |
XOSL-OW (Extended Operating System Loader) | 1.1.6 | GPL | |
/HDD/Data Recovery | |||
Q&D Unit/Track/Head/Sector | 1.3j | Freeware | |
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor | 140201 | n/a | |
PCLoginNow | 2.0 | Freeware | Included as module in Parted Magic. |
PCRegEdit | 1.0 | Freeware | Included as module in Parted Magic. |
PhotoRec | 7.1 | GPL | Included in Parted Magic. |
TestDisk | 7.1 | GPL | Included in Parted Magic. |
/HDD/Device Info and Management | |||
AMSET (Maxtor) | 4.00 | Freeware | |
ATAINF | 1.3 | Freeware | |
ATA Password Tool | 1.1 | Freeware | |
Change Definition Utility (for Fujitsu M16xx/M2915 HDDs) | n/a | Freeware | |
DiskCheck | 4.3.0 | Freeware | |
DISKINFO | 1.02 | Freeware | |
ESFeat (ExcelStor) | 2.30 | Freeware | |
Feature Tool (IBM/Hitachi) | 2.15 | Freeware | |
GSmartControl | 0.8.6 | GPL | Included in Parted Magic. |
SMARTUDM | 2.00 | Freeware | |
UATA100 (Seagate) | 3.06 | Freeware | |
UDMA Utility (for Fujitsu MPD/MPE/MPF series HDDs) | 1.13 | Freeware | |
UDMA Utility (for Fujitsu MPG series HDDs) | 1.17 | Freeware | |
Ultra ATA Manager (Western Digital) | June, 2003 | Freeware | |
WDIDLE3 (Western Digital) | 1.05 | Freeware | |
/HDD/Diagnosis | |||
ATA Diagnostic Tool (Fujitsu) | 7.0 | Freeware | |
Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS (Western Digital) | 5.27 | Freeware | |
Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS (Western Digital) | 5.21 | Freeware | Latest V5.22 has the note in version history 'Removed missing test tracks check'. Since we are uncertain of the impact of this change, older version has been included just in case. |
Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS (Western Digital) | 4.15 | Freeware | V5.x has been reported not to work on some older machines, so V4.15 has been included as a backup. |
Drive Fitness Test (IBM/Hitachi) | 4.16 | Freeware | |
ES-Tool (Samsung) | 3.01v | Freeware | |
ESTest (ExcelStor) | 4.50 | Freeware | |
GWSCAN (Gateway) | 3.15 | Freeware | For IDE hard drives 10GB or smaller. |
GWSCAN (Gateway) | 5.12 | Freeware | For IDE hard drives larger than 10GB. |
HDAT2 | 5.3 | Freeware | Latest stable release, but with device-level testing disabled. |
HUTIL (Samsung) | 1.21 | Freeware | From soeren: 'HUTIL 2.00 lacks the possibility to view the SMART values and it appears to be a lot slower than 1.21. It's only needed for the newest Samsung drives, the 'older' ones still work with 1.21.' |
HUTIL (Samsung) | 2.10 | Freeware | |
MHDD32 | 4.5 | Freeware | Older version included because it supports ATA/SCSI Terminal for scripting, which was removed in the new version. |
MHDD32 | 4.6 | Freeware | |
PowerMax (Maxtor/Quantum) | 4.09 | Freeware | Older version included because this is an uncripppled version that works with non-Maxtor HDDs. |
PowerMax (Maxtor/Quantum) | 4.23 | Freeware | |
SCSIMax (Maxtor/Quantum) | 1.21 | Freeware | |
SeaTools for DOS (Seagate/Maxtor) | 2.22 | Freeware | Version included is 2.22 instead of 2.23 at Kaur Kuut's recommendation. Apparently the only feature introduced in V2.23 was 'Long Test time out failure for drives that take too long to complete the Long Test', but that prevents large capacity HDDs from completing the long generic test because all modern HDDs time out by default. Seagate subsequently removed this feature in SeaTools for Windows V1.4.0.2, but never did for SeaTools for DOS V2.23. |
SeaTools for DOS (Seagate/Maxtor) | 1.12 | Freeware | |
SHDIAG (Samsung) | 1.25 | Freeware | |
TAFT (The ATA Forensics Tool) | 1.2 | Freeware | |
ViVARD | 0.4 | Freeware | The official website is down. Various third party websites claim to have V1.0, but is actually V0.4. |
/HDD/Disk Cloning | |||
Clonezilla | n/a | GPL | Included in Parted Magic. |
CopyWipe | 1.14 | Freeware | |
EaseUs Disk Copy | 2.3.1 | Freeware | |
g4u | 2.6 | BSD | |
HDClone (Free Edition) | 7.0.2 | Freeware | |
partimage | 0.6.9 | GPL | Included in Parted Magic. |
Partition Saving | 4.30 | Freeware | |
PC INSPECTOR clone-maxx | 1.0 | Freeware | Actual version is 0.95 Build 769, but is referred to as 1.0 on product website. |
Q&D Unit Clone | 1.1r | Freeware | |
/HDD/Disk Editing | |||
Disk Editor | 3.0 | Freeware | |
DISKMAN4 | 4.2A3 | Freeware | |
DiskSpy Free Edition (Personal use only) | 2.0 | Freeware | |
PTS DiskEditor | 1.04 | Freeware | Excellent information about this tool <a href='http://thestarman.pcministry.com/tool/de/PTS-DE.htm'>here</a>. |
/HDD/Disk Wiping | |||
Active@ KillDisk Free Edition | 4.1.2393 | Freeware | Free Edition. Supports 'One Pass Zeros' method only. Note that KillDisk V5.x is Windows only. |
CopyWipe | 1.14 | Freeware | |
Darik's Boot and Nuke | 2.3.0 | GPL | |
Fujitsu Erase Utility | 1.00 | Freeware | |
HDDErase | 4.0 | Freeware | |
HDDErase | 3.3 | Freeware | Older version included because latest version is reportedly not compatible with Intel SSDs. |
HDShredder (Free Edition) | 4.0.1 | Freeware | |
MAXLLF (Maxtor) | 1.1 | Freeware | |
PC Disk Eraser | 5.0 | Freeware | Included in Parted Magic. |
PC INSPECTOR e-maxx | 0.95 | Freeware | Actual version is 0.95 Build 775, but is referred to as 1.0 on product website. |
SUTIL (Samsung) | 1.01 | Freeware | |
/HDD/Installation | |||
Data Lifeguard Tools (Western Digital) | 11.2 | Freeware | |
DiscWizard 2003 (Seagate) | 10.45.06 | Freeware | |
DiscWizard (Seagate/Maxtor) | 11.0.8326 | Freeware | MaxBlast V5.0 is essentially the same thing i.e. OEM version of Acronis TrueImage. Startup Recovery Manager not included. Didn't see much use for it on the bootable CD, plus it can be activated in the Win32 program itself if required, or you can copy over the 'Recovery Manager' folder youself. |
Disk Manager (IBM) | 9.61 | Freeware | |
Disk Manager (Samsung) | 10.42 | Freeware | |
MaxBlast (Maxtor) | 4.0 | Freeware | |
/HDD/Partition Management | |||
Cute Partition Manager | 0.9.8 | Freeware | |
Dsrfix | 3.12 | Freeware | |
FIPS | 2.0 | GPL | |
Free FDISK | 1.3.1 | GPL | |
GParted | 0.13.1-git | GPL | Included in Parted Magic. |
Partinfo | 1.14 | Freeware | V1.11 and above are Windows only. |
Partition Explorer | 1.01 | Freeware | |
Partition Resizer | 1.3.4 | Freeware | |
Partition Saving | 4.30 | Freeware | |
PTDD Super Fdisk | 1.0 | Freeware | |
Ranish Partition Manager | 2.40 | Freeware | Using stable version because V2.44 is beta and reported to be buggy. |
SPFDISK (Special FDISK) | 2000-03v | Freeware | |
XFDISK (Extended FDISK) | 0.9.3 beta | Freeware | |
/Memory | |||
AleGr MEMTEST | 2.00 | Free for personal use | |
DIMM_ID | 3.57 | UBCD Only | This is a special UBCD-only version authorized by the author. |
Memtest86 | 4.3.7 | GPL | As of UBCD V5.2.8, V5.0.0 Free Edition extracts to V4.3.7. |
Memtest86+ | 5.01 | GPL | |
TestMemIV | n/a | Freeware | |
Windows Memory Diagnostic | 0.4 | Freeware | |
/Others | |||
boot.kernel.org (BKO) | n/a | Freeware | |
ClamScan Antivirus | 0.97.5 | GPL | Included in Parted Magic. |
FileLink | 3.01 | Freeware | This program is part of Caldera OpenDOS V7.03. |
F-PROT Antivirus | 6.2.3 | Free for personal use | Included as module in Parted Magic. |
Kon-Boot | 1.0 | Free for personal use | |
netboot.xyz | n/a | Freeware | |
Parted Magic | 2013_08_10_i586 | GPL | Full list of programs can be found here. Parted Magic is now payware and can no longer be updated to the latest version. Last free version (2013_08_10) was obtained from this website |
UBCD FreeDOS (Based on NwDsk V3.40) | R1.53 | n/a | Based on NwDsk V3.40. |
/Peripherals | |||
ATAPI CDROM Identification | 2.22 | Freeware | |
CHZ Monitor-Test | 2.0 | Freeware | |
Parallel Port Information System | 1.45 | Freeware | |
Video Memory Stress Test | 1.7 | GPL | |
Enhanced Keyboard Checker | n/a | Freeware | |
AT-Keyboard Tester | n/a | Freeware | |
/System | |||
AIDA16 | 2.14 | n/a | Discontinued |
ASTRA (Demo version) | 6.50 | 14-day Demo | |
Hardware Detection Tool | 0.5.2 | GPL | pci.ids.gz: 20/02/2013 |
HWiNFO | 5.5.5 | Freeware | |
NSSI | 0.60.45 | Freeware | |
PC-Config | 9.33 | Freeware | Discontinued |
PCI | 1.1 | Freeware | pcidevs.txt: Ver 671 (22-01-2008) |
PCISniffer | 3.0.0 | Freeware | |
System Speed Test 32 | 4.78 | Freeware |
If you have purchased Kon-Boot for Windows or Kon-Boot 2in1 license this is the right place for you.
What's Kon-Boot for Windows?
Kon-Boot (aka kon boot, konboot) is an application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! In other words you can login to your Windows profile without knowing your password. Easy to use and excellent for tech repairs, data recovery and security audits. Fast, tiny and gets your job done!
Kon-Boot in action:
How to purchase?
Kon-Boot is currently the only solution on the market which can securely bypass Microsoft Windows / Appple macOS passwords.
We are doing our best to still improve Kon-Boot and we need your support to keep doing that. If you haven't purchased Kon-Booot already feel free to do so, thanks for your support!
Official purchase site - https://kon-boot.com
After the purchase download link will be sent to your paypal associated e-mail.
Changelog
Date | Version |
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01.06.2021 | Version 3.9 released:
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30.03.2021 | Version 3.8 released:
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25.01.2021 | Version 3.7 released:
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07.10.2020 | Version 3.6 released:
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10.06.2020 | Version 3.5 released:
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07.04.2020 | Version 3.4 released:
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26.11.2019 | Version 3.3 released:
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12.10.2019 | Version 3.2 released:
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17.06.2019 | Version 3.1 update released:
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01.06.2019 | Version 3.1 released:
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01.04.2019 | Version 3.0 released:
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17.11.2018 | Version 2.9 update released:
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06.10.2018 | Version 2.9 released:
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12.05.2018 | Version 2.8 released:
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03.02.2018 | Version 2.7 update released:
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01.01.2018 | Version 2.7 released (2.6 version was skipped to match the 2in1 version):
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07.08.2015 | Version 2.5 released
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18.01.2014 | Version 2.4 released
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18.01.2014 | Version 2.3 released
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14.04.2013 | Version 2.2 released
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27.08.2012 | Version 2.1 released
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System Requirements
General requirements:
Pentium III compatible processor, 100MB free space on the hard drive. USB flash drive (prefered USB pendrive size is 16GB), keyboard. Compatibile BIOS version. Windows system is required for installer to run. USB flash drive is required for the UEFI version to work. Internet connection is required for the installer to work. Kon-boot can be only installed by using the original installer. One kon-boot license permits the user to install kon-boot on only one USB device (USB pendrive).
Not supported:Disk encryption, secure boot must be disabled., tablets and tablet hybrids, multiple operating systems installed on target computer, 3rd party loaders are supported, kernel debuggers, virtualization software (VMware, QEMU, VirtualBox) is not supported. CD and Floppy versions are deprecated.
Since version 2.7 kon-boot CD version is no longer available. We have left the old .iso images just for compatibility purposes. All versions starting from kon-boot 2.7 can be installed only on USB media.
Supported operating systems:
Operating system | Supported? |
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Microsoft Windows XP (from SP2) | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32Bit/64Bit | Yes (FULL SUPPORT) |
Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1 all versions (32Bit/64Bit) | Yes (FULL SUPPORT (normal BIOS + UEFI BIOS)). Local and online authorization. |
Microsoft Windows 10 all versions (32Bit/64Bit) | Yes (FULL SUPPORT (normal BIOS + UEFI BIOS)). Local and online authorization (depending on license). Local administrator account can be added automatically (USB only). Online authorization bypass for Windows 10 available in commercial licenses (UEFI). |
Important:Since kon-boot 2.7 there is a new feature present called automatic powershell script execution. This feature is present only in COMMERCIAL LICENSES (UEFI mode only (Windows 8 x64 / Windows 10 x64)).
Notable differences between personal and commercial version
Personal version | Commercial version |
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Cannot be used by organizations, business entities and for any type of commercial work. | Can be used for commercial purposes. |
No Windows 10 online account bypass support. | Yes! Windows 10 (UEFI) online account bypass support. |
No Secure Boot bypass option. | Yes! Secure Boot bypass available (UEFI / PCs (excluding Apple computers). |
No extra features. | Yes! Extra feature present: automatic powershell script execution |
Installation to USB
Since version 2.7 kon-boot can be installed only by using our GUI installer. Internet connecton is required for installer to work. Please note that all other installation options like CD installation are depracated (older kon-boot version is included in the package for compatibility reasons or in case of temporary lack of Internet connection).
We recommend using USB pendrive with less than 16 GB capactity, although it is not necessary (some older BIOSes have problems with kon-boot loading from larger USB pendrives).
Please use USB pendrive manufactured by reputable company like KINGSTON, SANDISK, SONY. Please don't use USB pendrives from 'NO-NAME' companies - they may cause problems on various BIOSES.
Following video presents installation to USB pendrive media:
Manual installation to USB
Available for kon-boot v2.6 (if you use this feature in kon-boot v2.7 the older version (2.6) will be installed)
Requirements:
- Your BIOS need to be configured to start from the USB media. If you don't know how to configure your BIOS please check external video tutorials - here
- USB thumb drive (FAT32 filesystem)
Please note: files located on your USB thumb drive may be overwritten!Installation steps:
- Insert your target USB pendrive
- If you are using Windows Vista or newer system please right click on 'usb_install_RUNASADMIN.bat' and pick 'Run As Administrator' option. Otherwise just double click on 'usb_install_RUNASADMIN.bat' file (bat files are located in the 'kon-bootUSB' directory, so by default the entire path is 'c:kon-bootkon-bootUSB')
- Follow the displayed instructions. USB Tutorial video is available here
Secure Boot Bypass
Starting from 3.5 version (commercial licenses) Kon-Boot is able to bypass Secure Boot protection on PCs (excluding Apple computers). Following tutorial explains how to boot Kon-Boot while the Secure Boot option is enabled in BIOS:
- Prepare your Kon-Boot USB pendrive with Secure Boot Bypass option enabled
- Boot your target computer with Kon-Boot pendrive
- Enroll selected key as presented on the image below:
- Reboot, Kon-Boot should be loaded automatically
UEFI and Secure Boot feature
Starting from 3.5 version (commercial licenses) Kon-Boot is able to bypass Secure Boot protection on PCs (excluding Apple computers). See Secure Boot Bypass for details.
In order to use Kon-Boot in UEFI mode you need to make sure that the UEFI BIOS is not configured to use Secure Boot feature. Secure Boot feature is typically disabled however in case of any problems please enter the BIOS setup and disable the Secure Boot option manually (see examples below).
Above: UEFI Secure Boot option on ASRock motherboard
Above: UEFI Secure Boot option on Samsung motherboard
Disabling Secure Boot feature on Lenovo:
- Set Secure Boot option to disabled
- In the 'Restart' tab, select 'Disabled' for 'OS Optimized Defaults' option and accept potential warnings
- In the 'Restart' tab select 'Load Setup Defaults' option and accept the displayed warnings
- Exit and save changes
Alternative approach:
- Set Secure Boot option to disabled
- Set the 'OS Optimized Defaults' to 'Other OS'
- Use the 'Reset to setup mode' option in one of the BIOS tabs
- Exit and save changes
If you still have problems check out other youtube videos tutorials on this topic.
Disable virtualization support in BIOS
Newer Windows version use Virtualization-based Security (VBS) and/or hypervisor security. This can cause BSODs (Blue Screen Of Death) during loading Windows with Kon-Boot (Kon-Boot does not support virtualization). In order to prevent this from happening go to your BIOS setup and temporarily disable virtualization support (VT/VT-x) as presented on screenshots below.
This step is optional, try it if you experience Blue Screen of Death during booting your target Windows machine with Kon-Boot.
Following screenshots present how to disable virtualization support on various BIOSES (don't forget to SAVE the changed settings).
Automatic Powershell Script Execution Feature
Starting from version 2.7 (commercial edition only) kon-boot allows user to run automatic powershell script just after the boot of target operating system. Powershell script of user choice is being run with full system rights. This gives excellent and very powerful opportunity for the forensics team to gather all the necessary data from the target system. Right now the feature works only in UEFI mode and on Windows 8 / Windows 10 systems (x64).
Following video presents this feature at work:
In order to use this feature just edit the 'auto.ps1' file on your kon-boot USB media.
Will this feature be added to normal (legacy) BIOS mode?
It seems rather unlikely. Legacy BIOS Kon-Boot loader is very hard to maintain, additional unscheduled constant Windows 8 / Windows 10 security updates do not make things easier. Finally UEFI is now recognized as the BIOS replacement. Check our faq for more detailed answer on this topic.
Sticky Keys Feature
What's Sticky Keys Feature?Sticky keys is a new Kon-Boot escalation feature which allows user to spawn a console window with system admin rights before the user is logged in. Kon-Boot allows you to get console window while the Windows login screen is still active.
Requirements:
- Windows operating system booted with kon-boot
- Sticky keys must be enabled in your target Windows system (they are by default)
- Kon-bootV2.1 and higher
Minitool partition wizard 7.
Usage steps:
- In order to activate sticky keys feature please tap SHIFT 5 times (FAST). (it should work with default Windows configurations)
Video tutorial available below:
Following commands should be typed manually in the console:
How to change profile password?
Please note: this is only for local accounts:
To change your password you can try the following way (after booting with kon-boot):
- Navigate the Start Menu to Control Panel
- Select 'User Accounts and Family Safety'
- If the User Account Control window appears click 'Yes' and leave the password field empty
- Select 'Create a new account'
- Create the account (pick a name) and set the permissions (administrator).
- Disconnect Kon Boot and restart the computer to restore original Windowsauthentication functionality.
After restart:
- Select your new User Account (the account you have created)
- Navigate the Start Menu to Control Panel
- Select 'User Accounts and Family Safety'
- Select the target User Account (the one you want to change)
- Select 'Change the password'
- Input the new information for the account and click 'Change password'
- You are done
How to change profile password using console?
You can change your local account password by using the Sticky Keys Feature and using following commands:
net user username newpassword
where the username is the name of the local account and newpassword is the new password for this local account. Please note this is only for local accounts.
How to remove kon-boot account on Windows
You can delete your local Windows account by using the Sticky Keys Feature and using following commands:
net user username /delete
where the username is the name of the local account.
So in case of kon-boot account, type:
net user kon-boot /delete
and press enter.
Password expired
If you experience 'password has expired and needs to be changed' error during your login attempt it simply means that your password has expired. This is caused by custom Windows password policy not a problem of Kon-Boot itself.
Kon Boot 2.6 Crack
To fix this issue (after booting the target Windows OS with Kon-Boot):
- Use the Sticky Keys Feature to activate the administrator console
- Type:
net user username /expires:never
(where username is the target user name) - If previous step was not enough, try typing:
net user username newpassword
(where username is the target user name) - Reboot for changes to take effect
Locked account (account unlock)
It should be possible to unlock a locked Windows account by using the Sticky Keys Feature:
- Use the Sticky Keys Feature to activate the administrator console
- Type:
net user username /active=yes
(where username is the target user name) - Reboot for changes to take effect
If this is a domain account please try:
- Use the Sticky Keys Feature to activate the administrator console
- Type:
net user username /DOMAIN /active:YES
(where username is the target user name) - Reboot for changes to take effect
Please note Kon-Boot is a tool for bypassing passwords not really designed for unlocking so this information is just 'extra'.
Windows 10 Online Authorization Support
UPDATE 05.2018: Windows 10 online account authorization bypass was added to the 2.8 Kon-Boot Release (commercial licenses only, UEFI systems only).
Following video completely illustrates this entire process:
Kon Boot 2.7
As for personal licenses:
Personal licenses does not offer online authorization bypass on Windows 10 systems. However user can still access the system as local administrator. In fact in the kon-boot v2.5 administrator account can be added automatically, as presented in the following scenario:
- Boot your machine with kon-boot on USB (usb version is required)
- Wait until your Windows 10 machine boots up
- You should see following message displayed on the screen
- If you want to get your new administrator account added click YES and follow the rest of instructions displayed on the screen
In case of problems (i.e. when message box was not displayed) you can add the administrator account manually using the sticky keys feature. Please see the Sticky Keys Feature for further details.
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Windows HELLO login
If you account is an online (live) Windows 10 account and you have a commercial Kon-Boot license (commercial kon-boot licenses allow to bypass Windows 10 online/live passwords (UEFI)) you can bypass the Windows HELLO authorization as well.
Please notice: for online/live password bypass option to work it is necessary to wait approximetely ~5minutes after Windows login screen appears (Kon-Boot message box should be displayed on the screen when things are ready).
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- After selecting your target account, please pick Sign-in options
- Pick Microsoft account password option (or PIN alternatively)
- Put any password / pin (not blank) and press enter
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