Kon-Boot Alternatives

Kon-Boot is described as 'Application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! In other words you can login to your Windows profile without knowing your password' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kon-Boot for Windows, Linux, BSD and Haiku. The best Kon-Boot alternative is Lazesoft Recovery Suite. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try John the Ripper or ophcrack. Other great apps like Kon-Boot are Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, PassFab for PPT, Trinity Rescue Kit and Password Recovery Bundle.

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Kon-Boot alternatives are mainly File Recovery Tools but may also be Hard Disk Recovery Tools or Disk Imaging Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Kon-Boot.
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Kon-Boot is an application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! In other words you can login to your Windows profile without...

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Kon-Boot alternatives page was last updated Mar 7, 2025
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    Lazesoft Recovery Suite is a very easy to use ALL-IN-ONE boot disk that repair your crashed Windows, recover data from deleted, formatted, damaged partition, clone or backup disk, reset your forgotten Windows password.

    157 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password Recovery
    3.  Windows password recovery
    4.  Windows repair
    5.  Rescue cd

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite VS Kon-Boot

     
    • Lazesoft Recovery Suite is the most popular Windows alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • Lazesoft Recovery Suite is the most popular free alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • Lazesoft Recovery Suite is Free Personal and ProprietaryKon-Boot is Paid and Proprietary
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    John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix systems, supported...

    15 John the Ripper alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    John the Ripper Features

    1.  Password Recovery

    John the Ripper VS Kon-Boot

     
    Comments about John the Ripper as an Alternative to Kon-Boot
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    Negative May 21, 2018
    9

    John the Ripper is a password cracker where Kon-Boot bypasses the login password all together.

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    Negative Sep 4, 2018
    8

    Password bypass function isn't there, which is present in KonBoot

    Kon-Boot Icon
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    • Some users think John the Ripper is a great Kon-Boot alternative, some don't.

    • John the Ripper is the most popular Linux alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • John the Ripper is the most popular Open Source alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • John the Ripper is Free and Open SourceKon-Boot is Paid and Proprietary
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    Ophcrack is a Windows Password cracker based on Rainbow Tables.

    Features

    Cracks LM and NTLM Windows hashes Free tables available for Windows XP, Vista and 7 Brute-force module for simple passwords Audit mode and CSV export Real-time graphs to analyze the pas.

    9 ophcrack alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    ophcrack Features

    1.  Password Recovery

    ophcrack VS Kon-Boot

     
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    Windows stores its user information, including crypted versions of the passwords, in a file called 'sam', usually found in \windows\system32\config. This file is a part of the registry, in a binary format previously undocumented, and not easily accessible.

    12 Offline NT Password & Registry Editor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last update was in 2014.

    Offline NT Password & Registry Editor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password Recovery

    Offline NT Password & Registry Editor VS Kon-Boot

     
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    PassFab for PPT is always the top PowerPoint password recovery tool for opening or modifying encrypted PowerPoint files.

    13 PassFab for PPT alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PassFab for PPT VS Kon-Boot

     
    Comments about PassFab for PPT as an Alternative to Kon-Boot
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    Negative Mar 7, 2025
    0

    PassFab for PPT serves an entirely different purpose.

    Kon-Boot Icon
    PassFab for PPT icon
    • PassFab for PPT is the most popular commercial alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • PassFab for PPT is Paid and ProprietaryKon-Boot is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Trinity Rescue Kit or TRK is a free live Linux distribution that aims specifically at recovery and repair operations on Windows machines, but is equally usable for Linux recovery issues. Since version 3.

    29 Trinity Rescue Kit alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Trinity Rescue Kit Features

    1.  Password Recovery
    2.  Windows repair

    Trinity Rescue Kit VS Kon-Boot

     
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    Password Recovery Bundle 2012 is a handy toolkit to recover all your lost or forgotten passwords in an easy way!

    16 Password Recovery Bundle alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Password Recovery Bundle Features

    1.  Password Recovery

    Password Recovery Bundle VS Kon-Boot

     
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    PCUnlocker is a bootable utility to bypass, remove or reset local and domain administrator or user passwords on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP/2012/2008/2003/2000. Instantly gain access to your computer if you have forgotten administrator password or user account has been locked...

    10 PCUnlocker alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PCUnlocker Features

    1.  Windows password recovery

    PCUnlocker VS Kon-Boot

     
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    Reset Winddows Password is a bootable utility to bypass, remove or reset local and domain administrator or user passwords on Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2008/2003/2000. Instantly gain access to your computer if you have forgotten administrator password or user account has been locked...

    13 Reset Windows Password alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Reset Windows Password Features

    1.  Password Recovery
    2.  Windows password recovery

    Reset Windows Password VS Kon-Boot

     
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    Forgot windows password and cannot log in windows system? Don't panic. iAidsoft windows password recovery can help you reset windows password instantly, it supports CD/DVD or USB Drive to reset windows password.

    14 iAidsoft Windows Password Recovery alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    iAidsoft Windows Password Recovery Features

    1.  Password Recovery
    2.  Windows password recovery

    iAidsoft Windows Password Recovery VS Kon-Boot

     
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    Stellar Password Recovery for Outlook software recovers lost or forgotten password of MS office files like MS word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. It recover both “Password to open” and “Password to Modify”.

    11 Stellar Password Recovery for Outlook alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Stellar Password Recovery for Outlook Features

    1.  Password Recovery
    2.  Windows password recovery

    Stellar Password Recovery for Outlook VS Kon-Boot

     
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    Forgot the Administrator's Password? PCLoginNow will help with forgot passwords in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. You can Reset or Recover Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista Administrator Password with PCLoginNow.

    12 PC Login Now alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Official site on sale now.

    PC Login Now Features

    1.  Password Recovery
    2.  Windows password recovery

    PC Login Now VS Kon-Boot

     
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