essenbe,

Thank you for your efforts. So everyone knows, after numerous attempts, finally accessed the device with a password from the hint! It isn't a combo I ever remember using and again,...

Thank you, if I have a MS account, I do not access it and have no record of a password for it.

That was what I read in another support forum, but tried anyway from Win 8 desktop! The actual problem was; first no clear USB drive, so used one that had other files/folders, but still plenty of...

What is "non-destructive repair"? Thx!

essenbe
Try option 5 and activate the built in Administrator account at boot. Enable or Disable Elevated Administrator account in Windows 10 | Windows 10...

After Win 10/Win Defender Update, 2016 Dell 7000 laptop it is requiring a password that doesn't exist! Again there was never a password, but it gives a hint of "Yr"! Have tried every date I could...