One method to gain access to a Windows computer when an existing password is lost

If an existing password is lost with a Windows computer, one option in the past was to use a Linux-based option such as http://www.chntpw.com/.  But this method may not work if the computer is configured to use UEFI and cannot be modified.  Below is one option that may be able to resolve the situation.

Boot off a Windows 11 USB

When the Windows Setup screen appears, press SHIFT+F10 to launch a CMD window

Verify the local hard drive letter such as D:

Type ren d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak and press the ENTER key

Type copy d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe and press the ENTER key

Exit the Windows 11 setup

Boot normally to the local drive

At the Login Screen click the EASE OF ACCESS icon (beside the Power icon in the bottom right corner of the screen). This should launch a CMD window

Type net user accountname /add and press the ENTER key

Type net localgroup administrators accountname /add and press the ENTER key

Press ALT+F4 to close the CMD prompt

Click the Power icon (bottom right corner of the screen) and select RESTART

Sign in as accountname without a password

How to delete the advertising ID value within Android

To delete your device’s advertising ID within Android:

Go to Settings.

Tap Privacy > Ads.

Tap Delete advertising ID and confirm your changes.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/

Olauncher

Olauncher is a minimalist Android launcher.

https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher

https://www.howtogeek.com/this-android-launcher-helped-me-cut-my-phone-use-in-half/

Pandoc

Pandoc is an utility to convert documents to different formats.

https://pandoc.org/

https://www.both.org/?p=7889

Text Grab

Text Grab is a free utility for Windows to obtain text from an image.

https://github.com/TheJoeFin/Text-Grab

Firefox within ChromeOS

Instructions on installing Firefox within ChromeOS on an x86 computer can be found at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/run-firefox-chromeos.  But to update Firefox moving forward, the following command must be used.

flatpak update org.mozilla.firefox

SafeLine

SafeLine is a reverse-proxy application that includes some additional functionality such as detection of SQL injection.

https://github.com/chaitin/SafeLine

AppleJack

AppleJack is a troubleshooting utility for Mac OS.  AppleJack can run any of the following tasks or run all of them in sequence:

Repair disks

Repair permissions

Cleanup cache files

Validate preference files

Remove swap files

https://applejack.sourceforge.io/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack/

Haiku

Haiku is an open-source operating system that is based on the original BeOS.

https://www.haiku-os.org/

 

Nuclei

Nuclei is a vulnerability scanner that is template-based.

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates