Comments on: Enable Syskey To Protect Windows Against Local Password Cracking

By: Shais

Shais — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:13:21 +0000

In reply to Muhammad.

I’m sorry Muhammad. It seems you are trying the Syskey on Windows 10. Unfortunately, the Syskey.exe utility is no longer supported in Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions. This article has published in 2015. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/syskey-exe-utility-is-no-longer-supported#:~:text=Syskey%20is%20a%20Windows%20internal,as%20user%20account%20password%20hashes.&text=In%20this%20state%2C%20the%20OS,reading%20from%20a%20floppy%20disk).

By: Muhammad

Muhammad — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 07:11:26 +0000

This page sucks

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:17:34 +0000

Tobias has the correct answer.

By: Tobias De Groof

Tobias De Groof — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 01:50:40 +0000

That’s probably because fastboot is enabled in Windows 10, the computer doesn’t fully shut down.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:48:03 +0000

Hi!

I have the same problem. Syskey works only I restart, not working power on!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:19:38 +0000

Shais – we did not understood correctly 😉
Am not switching between users…
I mean, syskey ask for password only if I restart system.
But If I turn off computer, and then turn on computer syskey is not asking for password. Thats reason why am asking what’s going on.
I was using previous Windows 7, XP, 2000, NT, and I had never such problems.

By: Shais

Shais — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:13:05 +0000

In reply to Paul M. Good, it works fine. The Syskey is for startup not for switching between users.

By: Paul M

Paul M — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:24:08 +0000

exactly, the same options.
So i Set Password startup – confirm new password and i receive information “password is set”…
And It works only ….when restarting system…
When I switch on computer It doesnt appear.

By: Shais

Shais — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:16:17 +0000

In reply to Pmajewski. Once check this Windows 10 Syskey screenshot. You must have these options when you enable Syskey on Windows 10.

By: Pmajewski

Pmajewski — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 09:11:09 +0000

Thank you for response..
I have no idea how to check this option “startup password for syskey”.
I do not see this detail in “options” when I set password.

By: Shais

Shais — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 05:50:07 +0000

In reply to Paul.

Did you set startup password for Syskey.
There is two options to set password for Syskey. First is Password Startup which require password when you start your computer. The second one is System Generated Password, that Store Startup Key Locally. This one is automatically generate password.

Once try to set password for startup password and test.