[header] How to use the sam to hack windows [title] Well, to do this you have to have a basic idea of how passwords are stored. [step] First, when you type it in, it is encrypted into something long and unrecognizable. Then it is stored in a file called the sam. 
[title] Now, where can you find this sam file? [step] Well, to be blunt, it is here: windows/system32/config/sam. But, don't go for it just yet! It is locked to all accounts while windows is running.