Windows 10: Can't login in Safe Mode, with no way to return, when using a Microsoft account.

If you'd like to lock yourself out of your computer and have setup your device with a Microsoft account instead of a local account, consider rebooting to Safe Mode.

You will not be able to login. Not with your Microsoft account password and not with your PIN code.

This bug has existed in Windows 10 since at least 2016. With how much Microsoft seems to push using Microsoft accounts instead of local accounts, you would've thought they tested this.

The only solution to this is using Startup Repair on an install USB.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-with-my/d97d04a6-4240-4b80-88e0-e0e64a5bda02

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Password not accepted in Safe mode

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community forum.

Have you tried all the above steps suggested by Sangeeta Sarkar on September 13, 2015.

I would suggest you to provide some information to help you better.

• Are you trying to login the Microsoft account or the Local account in safe mode?
• Did you try with only safe mode or safe mode with networking?
• What is the critical error you are getting?

If you are using Windows 10. To go to safe mode you have to follow the below steps.

If you are able to go to login screen in normal mode try the below steps to go to safe mode with networking.

• 
  At the login screen click on the power symbol.
  
• 
  Hold SHIFT + Click Restart.
  
• 
  After restarting your system, select the Troubleshoot option.
  
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  Select advanced options under
  Troubleshoot screen.
  
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  Click on Startup Settings.
  
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  Click Restart and follow the onscreen steps to go to
  Safe Mode with networking and check if you are able to login.
  

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Please get back with more information, we will be glad to help you further.

 

Safe mode login

Hello. I updated to windows 10 but the taskbar wasn't working well.

So, i decided to login with safe mode with networking.

Now, I'm stucked at safe mode window login because I don't remember the password.

I was using pin to login to windows and I can't find the password.

Is it a way to return to normal mode?

Or any other way to solve this problem?

Thanks

 

Microsoft Login

Hi Gourmage,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to perform Safe Mode with Networking and then try to change the password.

Method 1: Safe mode.

Please follow below steps:

• • 
    Click on power button at left bottom corner, press and hold
    Shift key and click on Restart.
    
  • 
    Click on Troubleshoot.
    
  • 
    Click on Advanced options.
    
  • 
    Click on Startup Settings.
    
  • 
    Click on Restart.
    
  • 
    Login to Microsoft Account and create a new administrator account.
    

If you’re not able to login using Microsoft account then refer to below steps and check if it helps.

Method 2:
Activate Inbuilt Administrator Account.

Follow the below steps:

• • 
    Click on power button at left bottom corner, press and hold
    Shift key and click on Restart.
    
  • 
    Click on Troubleshoot.
    
  • 
    Click on Advanced options.
    
  • 
    Click on Command Prompt and enter following command.
    
    net user Administrator /active:yes
    

Now reboot your system and login to inbuilt admin account and try to reset password for other account. Once you reset password login to other account and to deactivate inbuilt admin account enter following command in elevated command prompt.

net user Administrator /active:no

Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.