How to Open A Password Protected RAR File

"I had a rar archive, I encrypted it when making the archive, but unfortunately as I didn't open it for a long time, I forgot the rar password, I have tried many time, but I still cannot get the password. Anyone can help me to open it? Appreciate for your help!"

This is a normal question regarding rar password that many people might meet, you don't have to be fret, as you can have an amazing tool -- Cocosenor RAR Password tuner. Here you will also learn how to use it to unlock your RAR archives.

Step 1. Download and install Cocosenor RAR Password tuner.

Step 2. Double click to run the software, click Open to load the archive in .rar format

Step 3. There are four types of attack -- Brute-force, Mask, Dictionary, and Smart

The four attack types are common on password recovery, for example, if I remember the password length is 8, it ends with 8421, it might contain caps latin, small latin, and digits, then I can select Mask attack as the attack type, you replace the forgotten parts with question mark "?" Then I make some setting as below:

Tip: There is a free trial version and standard version of Cocosenor RAR Password Tuner, the trial version just works for the password not longer than 3 characters. However if the password is longer than 3 characters, you have to buy a registration code. 

Step 4. Click Start. The program will begin to automatically search the password for you. The password recovery time depends on whether the password is complicated or simple. If it's too complicated, you might have to wait a bit longer time. The program has a function that enable you to pause the recovery progress, then you can resume it when you open the program next time. 

How to Make PDF Password Recovery if I forgot the password

When you forgot the password for an important PDF file that you encrypted it several months ago, or when you got a paper, or report after a long time hard work, but it's password protected, you may feel rather frustrated. You could try all possible password you can remember, if you still open the PDF file, I'd like to recommend a free PDF password recovery tool for you--Cocosenor PDF Password Tuner. You can try it for free. Follow below steps, you will learn about how to use it to make PDF password recovery. 

Step 1. Download and install  Cocosenor PDF password tuner in your computer

Step 2. Launch the software, click Open to add the PDF file that you want to decrypt.

Step 3. If you move your cursor to Type of attack, you will find there are four types of attack--Brute-force, Mask, Dictionary, and Smart Attack. The default type is Brute-force, now we leave it as default. We can use brute-force attack to recover the passwrod. 

At Tap Range, you can find there are some checkbox, you can select the items according to your memory on the password. 
For example, if you remember your password consist of small latin, digits, special symbols, you can select the check box before "All small latin(a-z)", "All digits(0-9)", "All special symbols(!@#...)". Like below:

If you also remember the length of password, for example, you know the password is at least three characters, you can set as below as well.

Tip: The free trial version just works for password that not longer than 3 characters, if it's over 3 characters, you need to buy a registration code.
Step 4. Click Start, then the software works, the password recovery time depends on the complexity of password. If your computer has a higher CPU and GPU, the recovery speed could be faster. 

3 ways to check and view MS Office 2016 Product Key

When you install the Microsoft Office 2016 in your PC, you would be requested to enter a 25-character product key. If you have it, you can type it in the text box to finish the installation. 

However, if you do not have a product key, you can purchase the Office 2016 product key from Microsoft.com. If you have installed Office 2016 in your computer before and it's already activated, but you forgot or lost the product key, we have three methods as below for you to check and view the product code.

1. Get your Office 2016 product key from email receipt

If you purchased the Microsoft Office 2016 APP from online store, the product code to active Office 2016 would be sent to you with an email receipt.

Check for the email came with "Microsoft", maybe it's in the spam, bulk, or junk mail folders.

If you can't find the product key from email receipt, you may be able to get information from the email by using the Order History link for the Microsoft Store you purchased from.

Go to the Microsoft store site, and sign in with the user ID and password to purchase and download Office 2016. After logging in, click on Digital content to check the product key.

Or get into your Office account page with the Microsoft account you associated with Office 2016. After getting into, click on the Office 2016 tap to view the product key for it.

2. Check Office 2016 product key with script command

You can check the last five characters of office 2016 product key with command from your computer after installation.

To check Office 2016 product key with command

First open Command Prompt, then type and run with the corresponding command:

For 32-bit Office and 32-bit Windows: cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus

For 32-bit Office and 64-bit Windows: cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus

For 64-bit Office and 64-bit Windows: cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus

With the last five characters of Office 2016 product key, you can match it up with the product keys find from the Microsoft account page, so you won't make it wrong.

You also can check the full product keys with the VBScript code.

To check Office product key with VBScript code

1. Type the VBScript code to a notepad, and save it as a .vbs file.

2. Double-click on the .vbs file to run, and click on the OK button to check product key for your Office 2016.

More detail info about checking Office product key with VBScript code, see: https://www.cocosenor.com/articles/product-key/find-office-product-key-after-installation-on-computer.html

Find and view Office 2016 product key with tool

If the methods above can't help to find your Office 2016 product key, try with the tool – http://download.cnet.com/Cocosenor-Product-Key-Tuner/3000-2094_4-77446929.html.

1. Download https://www.cocosenor.com/inst/cocosenor-product-key-tuner.exe.

2. Double-click on "cocosenor-product-key-tuner.exe" file to install it on your computer, and select to launch it now.

3. Click on the Start Recovery button, and then all the Product IDs and Product Keys are showed as below. And the Office 2016 product key can be viewed clearly on the list.