Access to Windows 10 Settings blocked by Microsoft

I have never had a Windows password so far as I can remember. The PCs were set up by my deceased husband prior to 2018 when he became ill. He purchased or updated to Office 2016 which I am stil
l using. I tried to collect up his passwords when I had to amalgamate his records with mine but I have no recollection of a Windows one.

If the PC booted into one account without any login prompt at all, then it's possible this was done:
Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup

Even if that is done, there are circumstances when the user is prompted for the password for the account, which still exists. The same is true if a PIN or other means of logging in is used.

The command is sLmgr /xpr
not simgr /xpr
Like this: slmgr /xpr

Hello @PostmanPuzzled,

Just Copy & Paste the following command into a CMD Prompt and press Enter.

Code:

slmgr /xpr

I hope this helps.

PostmanPuzzled said:

Thanks but this is what I get no

Try3 said:

SLMGR /XPR
not
SIMGR /XPR

The capitals are not essential. I just used them so you could see the spelling easily.

Denis

PostmanPuzzled said:

I do need to remove the present Local Admin account and create a new user but will look forn Tutorials on that.

Patrice,

Don't remove anything.
Add a new local, password-protected Admin user account if you need to and simply make a note in next year's calendar to remove the old account if you want to.
This is a long thread and I cannot find a post that explains why you want to remove your current local Admin user account.

There are links to the relevant account creation tutorials in
my ditty - Create two spare local, password-protected Admin accounts [post #2] in Windows 10, 11 - TenForums


All the best,
Denis

LesFerch said:

Try Account Profile Fixer. If it works, it will save you a lot of steps.

Patrice,

Do note that that utility does not fix anything. Its name is misleading. It just automates the steps you need to take to create a new local Admin user account to use instead of the one you think needs to be removed. It is a convenience not a repair tool.
You can either do it yourself using the procedures in the linked tutorials or you can use that utility.


Denis