He grabbed a spare USB drive from his desk and moved to his own desktop. He quickly downloaded the software and began the process of creating a password reset disk. The interface was clean and surprisingly fast. Within minutes, the software had "burned" the bootable ISO onto the thumb drive.
| | Ease of Use | Target Audience | Key Technology | Typical Time | Licensing | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | iSumsoft Windows Password Refixer Ultimate 3.1.2 | Very High (Designed for all users) | General users, IT professionals | Direct SAM file editing | Instant | Paid ($19.95) | | Win Ophcrack | Moderate (Requires some understanding) | Advanced users, hobbyists | Rainbow table (hash) cracking | Slow (10+ min) | Free / Open-source | | PCUnlocker | High (Commercial) | IT administrators | Password overwriting | Very fast (~5 min) | Paid | | Built-in Windows Reset Disk | High (Requires foresight) | All users | Microsoft's password reset wizard | Instant | Free (requires advance prep) | | Reinstalling Windows | Low (Drastic measure) | Advanced users, last resort | N/A (OS overwrite) | Very Slow (Hours) | Free (but destroys data) | Isumsoft Windows Password Refixer Ultimate 3.1.2
