Kon Boot can work on either a USB flash drive. Some of the software that I use can often have devastating results, I must say though that konboot is pretty slick, Obviously microsoft are aware of konboot and have made sure that it will not work on windows 8, When trying a dialouge box states that windows is attempting a repair! and it just sits there for hours doing nothing much at all. Kon Boot is an application which will bypass the authentication process of a Windows logon. You are quite correct in everything you state, I must admit that I would never use the software to 'spy' on a persons p.c it is just that I noticed the email problem as i was playing with it (the software), I am often asked to get into a machine that an owner has forgotten the password for or that the 'kids' have inadvertantly added a password to the machine. running password retrieval software will certainly leave behind foot prints. remember though the beauty of konboot is its stealth and it leaves no trace of ever being run. will have a play and see if i can run these when logged in with konboot. This Kon-Boot version works with both 64-bit and 32-bit Microsoft. Without overwriting your old password Easy to use and excellent for tech repairs, data recovery and security audits. Kon-Boot is an application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. there are lots of password retrieval programs that will extract passwords from outlook and also passwords saved in browser cache. KON-BOOT 2-in-1 v2.4 for Windows and Mac OSX. Includes worlds first Windows 10 online password bypass (commercial licenses & UEFI only).

i am working/testing konboot at the moment. KonBoot for Windows Commercial License (75). As teff said as they are stored differently.

Kon boot 1.1