Windows 10: Can’t login to Windows user when entering password correctly “the password is incorrect....

I also don’t have Wi-Fi even though my Ethernet cable is connected and my Wi-Fi is working. I’ve tried: Holding shift key while holding the Power button then RestartAdvanced Recovery Options menu appearsTroubleshoot Advanced options Startup Settings Restart Tried 4 & 5 to Enable Safe Mode but it still doesn’t workalso tried: on-screen keyboardI did disconnect all my cables for awhile then plugged them back into the computer, the Ethernet was working but the password wasn’t still. did the troubleshooting process and still nothing.

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No login password craziness

Brink, that was the missing step. What threw me off was in netplwiz, where it asks about password for my MS account, the user name was not the same as my MS account name. Once I entered the password (twice) I can now login without entering a password. In fact the name that was listed was not the MS account name, but a folder name. The folder is the one that shows when you click on C:\Users.
Thanks for the help.

 

Password issue

After going through the steps to make a new password, after a week or two, my login credentials are no longer valid. I'm forced to make a new password all over again. It seems to happen if I don't login in a certain period of time. Does our passwords expire???

 

Password incorrect

"If it doesn't work will I be locked out for 30 days?"
Only if, say, you choose to get a reset code sent to your phone and enter it incorrectly or send it to wrong #. Be careful how you choose to be sent code and enter it correctly, you get only one try or it's detected as possible hack and you'll get locked out of the MS acct.

There is no option to do anything other than use the 4 digit PIN.
Choose on sign-in screen



I don't recall using a password when I set up my HP laptop.
You must have had a password at some point. See Step 4 of this tutorial - http://bit.ly/2JKzQRZ
excerpt- "When you enable the PIN, it fully replaces the traditional password, but this PIN method is only available if you login into Windows 10 using a Microsoft account instead of a local account. ... the good thing about this method is, if you ever forget your PIN, you can use the traditional method to login to your account."

When I use Skype I don't have or use a password. I just click on the link and it opens Skype.
Then you have it set to auto sign-in, otherwise anyone can use it w/o your permission. Here's my Skype app page-



Click your acct pic and 'Sign out' appears. You can see that I have an msn.com acct, same as my computer sign-in. I think this last update of Skype no longer accepts yahoo or gmail logins, so be careful if it turns out that you do have a hotmail/msn acct. Click it will take you to your acct page where you may be able to change password to something easier to remember.