Remotely change local administrator passwords.

Step #1 Download the pspasswd tool from Microsoft. Go to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pspasswd

Step #2 Copy the pspasswd.exe to the: c:\windows\system32\ directory on your PC or server.

Step #3 Create a file called “Machinelist.txt” with PC names you wish to change the local admin passwords on; one PC per line.

Step #4 Create a batch file with code similar to this: pspasswd.exe @machinelist.txt -u domain\administrator -p domainpassword administrator newpassword echo “Complete” pause

Step #5 Edit the batch file with the correct credentials and the new password information.

Step #6 Make sure the machines are online and then run the script. You need to use an account with domain administrator rights for the –u and –p parameters in order for this to run correctly.

This is a very Quick, Simple, Effective method to manage local administrator passwords remotely. PsPasswd uses the Windows password reset APIs, so it does not send passwords over the network in the clear.