Macrium Reflect keeps asking for password?

I had been running Reflect for a while using v6, being able to schedule backups without having to enter a password but then I (foolishly?) updated my Windows 10 to the Anniversary build. Now, whenever I try to schedule a backup it keeps saying either my login or password is incorrect. I researched the Macrium forums and it told me I'm supposed to enter my Windows password but using that still didn't fix it. I reset my Windows password and tried again, Still no good.

I understand that the Anniversary build has fouled up the relationship between the MS scheduler and Reflect scheduler. I installed the latest Reflect build which is supposed to fix the problem but it hasn't! I'm not allowed to post a question in the forum as I'm using the free version.

Anyone had this problem and how can I fix it? I don't want to use it if I can't schedule backups. I don't want to buy the full version just so I can ask a question either!

Thanks for any help.

I have read the blurb put out by Macrium but to be honest, I don't understand it!

This was an issue with Reflect, not updating their software to work correctly with known changes to the windows scheduling system, macrium released an update a few days ago that solves the initial issue with their software. if you have applied the update and still have the issue then it's different from the reported one

Solved New Macrium Reflect Update - Page 43 - Windows 10 Forums

bertie11 said:

I had been running Reflect for a while using v6, being able to schedule backups without having to enter a password but then I (foolishly?) updated my Windows 10 to the Anniversary build. Now, whenever I try to schedule a backup it keeps saying either my login or password is incorrect. I researched the Macrium forums and it told me I'm supposed to enter my Windows password but using that still didn't fix it. I reset my Windows password and tried again, Still no good.

I understand that the Anniversary build has fouled up the relationship between the MS scheduler and Reflect scheduler. I installed the latest Reflect build which is supposed to fix the problem but it hasn't! I'm not allowed to post a question in the forum as I'm using the free version.

Anyone had this problem and how can I fix it? I don't want to use it if I can't schedule backups. I don't want to buy the full version just so I can ask a question either!

Thanks for any help.

I have read the blurb put out by Macrium but to be honest, I don't understand it!

Are you running it from an admin account?
Or a Standard Account.
With a Standard account normally you need to use the admin password(not user password) to make changes or whenever >UAC< barks up, which it does when starting Macrium, as it needs administrative privileges to run.

Windows 10 Aniversary Update issues - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

Try this

Set UAC to default - you shouldn't be prompted for all things, something else is wrong here, but for testing, set to default level

Create a new user (local sign-in / Admin)
<!> give it a password for now (some issues occur when no password is set)

Double check Task Scheduler - that where Macrium backup tasks have to be deleted (although MR v6.2.1495 was supposed to allow existing tasks to work without having to delete them)

Cold start your machine

login with new account

Try creating MR backup schedule

There was also something about network passwords - do you have a home network?

bertie11 said:

I've had a quick look this morning and I have a local admin account that is password protected, which I don't really want. Like I said before, I have been getting into problems since moving on to Windows 10 with password stuff and I'm more and more confused about what I need! I understand that if I use Store to get new apps I need an MS password, which I have but I don't want my local account to be password protected. I just want to fire up my system and have it run through to my desktop so I can use it, which it does now. So, tentatively, I think I go along with creating another local account as I've seen posts about this in the past. I don't know how I came to only have the one account anyway. In terms of security later on I might consider using a pin though.

Having removesdall previous stuff about Reflect, XML files, backups, cleaned registry after uninstal I haven't seen anything left of it, although it would help if I could search the Task Scheduler, I can't see how to though.

Many thanks!

Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup - Windows 10 Forums use option one:

For the Task scheduler, just click "Task Scheduler Library" and the Macrium task will be on the right pane if it is still there after uninstalling.