Windows 10: Forgot password/passwod hint

Hi, we have found on clearing out late brothers belongings a all-in-one touch screen pc which has a windows 7 recovery disk in it. He didnt leave a passwod anywhere.He never used it due to ill health but his widow wants to retrieve photos stored on it..I have tried to guess passwod to no avail, and it doesnt allow me to acivate the password hint on start up.Any suggestions? thanks

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Password Hints

Hi Pav,

You can create a password hint by creating or changing your password from the
Control Panel's User Account option or from the
Settings.

These steps are from the Control Panel:

• Type Control Panel from the Cortana search field, then click
  Control Panel from the results.
  
• Select Change account type under User Accounts.
  
• Choose the user you want to set the password with.
  
• Create or change the password, then type the password hint just below the password fields.
  
• Click the Create password button if you're creating the password for the first time, or the
  Change password button if you're only changing your password.
  

If you already have tried these steps, can you share with us what gone wrong? If you're receiving an error message when trying to create a password hint, let us know the exact error message as well.

Here's creating a password hint steps from the Settings:

• Press the Windows + I keys from the keyboard to launch
  Settings.
  
• Select Accounts, then Sign-in options from the left pane.
  
• Click the Add button if you still don't have a password, or the
  Change button under the Change your account password pane.
  
• Input your password or new password in the fields, then the password hint below.
  
• Click Next, then Finish.
  

We'll be waiting for your response.

Regards.

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How to set password hint on sign up?

Hi Anthony,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you would like to place a password hint for Windows 10 sign in. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

To assist you better, I would like to know whether you are able to sign in to the account presently. Which account are you using to sign in to the computer? Is it a local account or Microsoft account?

If you are able to sign in to the account, I suggest you to refer to the steps provided below and check if it helps to resolve the issue.
(If the account is local account with Administrator privileges)

• Press Windows key + X and select Control Panel.
• Click Change account type underUser Accounts.
• Click on the user account you would like to create a password hint.
• Create or change password hint for the user.

If your current user has already been password protected, you will see a
Change the password link on the left-side pane. Click the link. On the next pane type your current password, a new password, and a password hint, and then click
Change password button.

If you are using Microsoft account and if you forget the password:

I can't sign in to my Microsoft account - Microsoft Support

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Changing Password Hint in Windows 10

Hi,





To change your password hint, you can follow the steps below:

• 
  Click
  Start.
  
• 
  Type Control Panel on the
  Search bar and click it from the result.
  
• 
  Click
  Change account type underUser
  Accounts.
  
• 
  Select the user you would like to change password hint.
  
• 
  Change the password hint for that user.
  

Feel free to contact us if you need further help.