Forgotten Password

Hi, for general guidance the huge tutorial section is often the first place to look.

You are free to browse and search it as I have:

Reset Password of User Account in Windows 10

Hope that helps.

Dave,

dalchina is correct.

In brief:-
Reset Password of Local Account or Microsoft Account - TenForumsTutorials
1 If it is an MSAccount-linked user account then straightforward reset procedures exist {Tutorial Options 3,4}
2 If it is a local user account then it can only be reset by
- Using the additional security questions that can be prompted for at sign-in assuming that any such questions had previously been set up {Tutorial Option 5}
- A Password reset disk assuming that a Password reset disk had previously been set up [and it is no better, yet a lot more expensive, than writing the password down on a piece of paper, which is what I do] {Tutorial Option 1}
- Another Admin account on the same computer {Tutorial Option 2 or by using the appropriate command prompt commands in an elevated command prompt to change the password}
- Enabling the Built-in Admin account at boot in order to use it to change the password

Enable or Disable Built-In Administrator account [Option 5 is your only choice here and it is complicated] - TenForumsTutorials

From your description of the problem, I think the emboldened line is the most appropriate course of action for you.

Change Password of Local Account or Microsoft Account [Option 5] - TenForumsTutorials

Then do write the password down somewhere secure yet accessible.

Denis

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Welcome to TenForums.

It's really worth making time to browse through the Tutorial index - there's a shortcut to it at the top of every page.

- At the foot of the Tutorial index is a shortcut to download it as a spreadsheet.
- I download a new copy each month so I can benefit from Excel's filtering capabilities when I search for topics of interest.

- Tutorials are also listed by category at Tutorials - there's also a shortcut to that at the top of every page.
- Both tutorial pages are searchable.
- You can also search for TenForumsTutorials in many general search engines, such as Google, by adding site:tenforums.com/tutorials after your search term. For example,
taskbar toolbars site:tenforums.com/tutorials

- And note that you can also search TenForums threads [rather than just searching tutorials] in many general search engines, such as Google, by adding site:tenforums.com after your search term. For example,
Search for drivers by HardwareID site:tenforums.com
[This is what the search box in the top-right corner of TenForums webpages does automatically]

Well, from that we learn it helps to make your enquiry specific and accurate...

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