Sept, 2012. Microsoft released Windows Server 2012, the latest Server operating system. It shares a few things with Windows 8, including the same Windows NT 6.2 kernel, and the same Metro and Desktop split-personality graphical interface—at least if you choose to install it. Server 2012's new Server Manager makes management of remote and local servers and their features much simpler for neophyte Windows admins.
You would use Windows Server 2012 as a Server to perform management. However, if we forgot Windows server 2012 administrator password, we cannot carry out our work smoothly. This article will show you the newest way to reset Windows Server 2012 admin password including local and domain administrator password.
1. Download "Asunsoft WIndows Password Reset Advanced" on any other computer and install it.
You can download the full version after purchasing Windows Password Reset Advanced, and then install it on Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000.
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2. Run the software to burn itself to a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive.
Note: You have to do this on another computer.
Option 1: Create a Windows server password recovery disk with USB.
1. Plug in a writable USB Flash Drive and choose USB Device.
2. In second step, select your drive name from the pull-down list. Click Begin Burning button, the burning process will start.
3. Burning completed successfully, take out you USB Flash Drive.
Option 1: Create a Windows server password recovery disk with CD/DVD.
1. Plug in a writable CD/DVD and choose CD/DVD.
2. In second step, select you drive name from the pull-down list. Click Begin Burning button, the burning process will start.
3. Burning completed successfully, take out your CD/DVD.
Start the server computerand press BIOS entry key immediately to get into the BIOS SETUP table, change the devices boot priority, After you saving the change, your computer will restart automatically and boot from your the Windows password reset disk.
1. Insert your CD/DVD Windows Password Recovery Disk. Start/Restart your computer and press F2/DELETE(BIOS Entry KEY) immediately and repeatedly until the SETUP table pops up.

2. BIOS(COMS) setup main menu appears, now you can use up/down key to choose BIOS FETURES SETUP. Hit Enter key to enter BIOS FEATURES SETUP table.

3. Press ↑/↓key to highlight Boot Sequence and hit Enter, choose A, CDROM, C for the Boot Sequence device. Then press F10 to save your setting and reboot your computer. Your computer will boot from your Windows password recovery disk.

More examples: How to Boot from CD/DVD-ROM
Plug in your Windows password recovery disk you have created with USB Flash Drive and set your computer to boot from USB. If your BIOS version is AMI, follow the procedures. It is easy and important.
1. Press F2/Delete (BIOS Entry Key) as soon as you can while your PC reboots until the BIOS SETUP screen appears.
2. Looking for a tab relating to booting in the BIOS SETUP screen, it is called "Boot" in this example. You can use ←/→ key to select and open it. You'll see a submenu that's specific to the PC Drive boots sequence. Use ↓/↑key to highlight "Hard Disk Drives", hit "Enter".

3. Use ↓/↑key to select "1st Drive", hit "Enter" key.

4. Go on enter Boot Settings, then the Boot Device Priority item.

5. Enter Hard Disk Drives.

5. Select "USB: your USB brand", and press "Enter" key to set the USB Flash drive as the first bootable option.

6. Then you can see USB Flash Drive is the first boot device.

7. When you done the operations, press "F10" to save and exit. Select "OK" and press "Enter" key, then the computer will reboot and boot from USB Flash Drive(your Windows password recovery disk).

More examples: How to Boot from USB
Server computer boot from the reset disk ... then Windows Password Reset Advanced starts and display a friendly interface.
If your Server 2012 works on workgroup, all local user accounts will be displayed. If it works as a domain controller, "Asunsoft Windows Password Reset" only lists the domain administrator in the user list, if you want to reset other domain user password, add them to the list by click Add User button then reset its password.
1. Select Windows Server 2012 from list.
2. Click administrator from the user list.
3. Click Reset Password and click Yes when a confirm message pops up.
Note: In Windows Server 2012, the password will be reset as Asunsoft@2012, you can logon that user with this new password.
4. Click Reboot. When a cinfirm dialog pops up, eject Windows server 2012 password reset disk, and click Yes to restart your computer then you can login Windows server 2012 administrator with new password.