just installed all recent upgrades into my laptop win 10 x 64. (Home). Now I cannot open it because it insists on me setting a not wanted password. How to remove this obstacle? I am using my tablet to access online.
Last edited by elbmek; 29 Feb 2020 at 08:24.
Microsoft want a password to open laptop. I have never used one and dont want to. I also do not have user accounts password. and never have. Even my multi account pc does not have family user account passes.
Is this a local user account? If so I doubt if it's got anything to do with the latest updates. I have a blank password for my local account and all the latest updates but I'm not being asked to set a password.
It's possible that this account has been set for its password to expire. If so, give up and set a password so you can get in. Then see this tutorial to remove the password expiry. After that you can set it back to a blank password again and it shouldn't expire.
Enable or Disable Password Expiration for Local Accounts in Windows 10
the laptop has never ever had a password. I opened laptop to check things as daughter has command of the pc. It had an upgrade to install and some periferals. So I installed windows etc and rebooted. Thats when the'put your password' window appeared. It has NEVER been there before. I dont have one, I dont want one. Its my laptop, single account and never use user account on it. Now I cant get into it. I will look at bree's link now.
edit: the examples assume there was already a password, there is not
negative. Nobody did, only I use it. Its windows home by the way, not pro or any other.
When I opened the laptop it opened as normal, direct to desktop. After upgrades, now it wants password!! There never WAS a password
I have had this laptop for a goodly 3 years, it never had one and has never asked me to replace one. Until today.
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