I have a win 8 pro computer the password to which I forgot (yes, not very smart, but it happened). Hoping to reset it without losing all my data/programs, I read about the method using the cmd and the ultiman.exe file, which can be replaced in order to allow you to change the password. However, after trying to get into the cmd from advanced startup options (holding shift and pressing restart), it asks me to choose an account and enter a password: hence the loop closes. Since the utilman.exe method is referenced in multiple sources as specifically a way to reset the password, I thought I might be doing something wrong. Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance.