if you can boot a linux usb, you can change the password directly with chntpw. the command prompt trick allows you to do one-up -> work from the system account

if you can boot a linux usb, you can change the password directly with chntpw. the command prompt trick allows you to do one-up -> work from the system account or create a new administrator-level account and delete it afterwards allowing the user's password to remain the same. and on most PCs you don't need secure boot to block booting from USBs, a BIOS password is usually enough...