Windows 10: Can't sign in to Windows 10 PC MS acct is ok

Discus and support Can't sign in to Windows 10 PC MS acct is ok in Windows Hello & Lockscreen to solve the problem; I can't sign in to Windows 10 PC. It says "That password is incorrect. Make sure you are using the password for your Microsoft account..... you can... Discussion in 'Windows Hello & Lockscreen' started by RickForest, Feb 20, 2020.

  1. Can't sign in to Windows 10 PC MS acct is ok


    I can't sign in to Windows 10 PC. It says "That password is incorrect. Make sure you are using the password for your Microsoft account..... you can reset it from the lock screen." I do reset it by text code to no avail. I believe the problem is that I used a restore point from the past when I had a different email address. That old email now no longer exists. My Microsoft account is fine as I can sign in on my second PC Surface Windows 10 including using the newly created passwords I was asked to create on the "bad" box. Is there a way to clear my sign in credentials on the "bad" box then use my Microsoft account to sign in?

    :)
     
    RickForest, Feb 20, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Feb 20, 2020
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  3. Bree Win User
    Non Admin acct questions


    I think you may just be looking in the wrong place. When you sign out the sign in screen and password box will be for the account that has just signed out. It's the same for a restart, the sign in screen will be for the last user that had signed in.

    Sign out, then look for a list of names in the lower left corner of the sign in screen. All available accounts should be listed there, click on the one you want to change the sign in screen to be for that user. See the screenshot at step 2 in this tutorial.

    Sign in to Windows 10

    Correct, the user folder is not created until the first sign in.
     
  4. NickTh Win User

    Can't sign in to Windows 10 PC MS acct is ok

    MS Acct vs Local acct


    I think you can take extra mesurments like two-step authentication, but as you said, using an MS Acct needs you to be more carefull than a local one.
     
    NickTh, Feb 20, 2020
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