Windows 10: By mistake, I found and locked my laptop on my Microsoft account. What is the solution to...

By mistake, I found and locked my laptop on my Microsoft account. What is the solution to unlock?

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Locked laptop to my sign-in by mistake

Hi Christine,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community.

If I understand you correctly you need to enter the password at login time. There might be a chance that you have converted your local account to Microsoft account, due to which you need the password at login time. If you are willing to remove the
password from the login screen and using Microsoft account for logging to the system then it will be hard to remove the password. However, if you are using local account then you may disable the password at login time.

If you are using Microsoft Account then you may try the steps provided below to switch your account to Local account.

• Press Windows key.
• Type Users in the search box.
• Click on Edit local users and Groups.
• Click on Change your account picture or profile settings.
• Click on your account.
• There you will see the option to switch your account to local account.
• Click on that and then follow the steps provided below to remove password.

• Press Windows key + R.
• Type netplwiz in the run box.
• The user accounts window will open, whereby you can uncheck the box marked "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer", then click
  OK.

Hope this would help. If issue still persists post back with current status of your computer and result of proposed suggestion, we will be happy to assist you.

Regards,

 

I locked my Desktop by mistake through my Microsoft account on my laptop and now I can't unlock it anymore, how do I unlock it?

I locked my Desktop by mistake through my Microsoft account on my laptop and now I can't unlock it anymore, how do I unlock it?

 

Your Microsoft account needs you to sign in again-recent credentials

Yes the correct or current info is in the Settings/Accounts/Your email and accounts.
The steps in the tutorial included signing in after deleting a listing. I couldn't see where that was relevant since its a second listing. It looks like I have to voluntarily do the 'sign in' so I can avoid doing that. I'm locked out for 30 days anyway.
Perhaps its time to set up a stand alone user account in that laptop <grin> Too nerve wracking dealing with this MSAccount.