Windows 10: How do I remove this Windows Security that has locked my computer

I was browsing on Facebook and a message popped up up stating that someone I don’t know was trying to call me. When I clicked on the “x”, a message came up and said access to the system has been blocked. I turned off my laptop several times hoping it would go away but it hasn’t. What do I do?

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Random Auto-Locking of Computer Screen

Nobody suggested checking out Event Viewer? When your computer randomly locks, search for, and open: Event Viewer Under Windows Logs, Check out: • Application • Security, and • System See if you can find something that states anything that could be related to your computer locking. The newest events are listed at the top of each section, so finding an event log would be pretty easy to find. Hopefully we can find what is causing the computer to lock.

 

removing lock and security from a locked C: drive


Pulled this C drive from my windows 10 computer (which is stuck booting) and have plugged it into the usb on another windows 7 computer

want to unlock and remove security so that I can then do a windows repair to the drive and get it booting properly

Trying to remove the lock and security but not sure exactly how.

trying to unlock the drive and getting this error:

"an error occurred while applying security information to: E:\Program Files and E:\Program Files (x86) and a bunch of other folders

i plugged the drive into the usb port on another computer and started to unlock it following these direction exactly:

Follow these steps from the administrator account:

a. Click “Start” and click “Computer”.
b. Right-click “C” and click “Properties”.
c. Click the “Security” tab.
d. Click “Authenticated Users” and click “Edit”.
e. Select “Authenticated Users” again.
f. Under “Permissions for Authenticated Users”, click “Allow”.
g. Click “Apply”.
h. Click “Yes” when prompted by a “Windows Security” dialog box.

Should I have been trying to unlock "SYSTEM", not "Authenticated Users"?

What did i do wrong?

How do I properly unlock the drive and reset the security so that I can access this drive and then run win10 repair to fix the errors?

 

Windows Security within Outlook on PC

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Please reply with the following details to assist you with the appropriate troubleshooting steps:

• What is the make and model of the computer? If you are using a Desktop, please help us with the make and model of the keyboard.
  
• Have you enabled PIN to sign in to the computer? If yes, are you facing any issues with PIN sign in?
  

In the meantime, you can follow the troubleshooting steps mentioned below and see if that helps:



I suggest you to check if the NUM lock key is on or not. If not, please press it to turn on NUM lock and try entering the PIN.



Method 1: Using On-Screen keyboard.



You can try using the On-Screen keyboard and see if the issue persists. Please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + R, to open
   Run dialog box.
   
2. Type osk and click on OK.
   
3. Once opened, please use it to type the PIN.
   

Method 2: Disable PIN.



I suggest you to disable PIN set up and then check if the issue persists. Please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + I, to open
   Settings.
   
2. Click on Account.
   
3. Click on Sign-in options.
   
4. Under PIN, click on Remove.
   
5. Enter the password to confirm that you want to remove the
   PIN.
   

We await your response.

Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator