Windows 10: Forgotten original Microsoft Account Passwork by remember my PIN

About 18 months ago I set up my new computer with Password and PIN. However, I have only been using my PIN since and probably have changed my Microsoft Account password multiple times. My PC has a problem and to gain Administration apparently it only remembers the original PC Microsoft Password and not one of my more recent passwords. Is there any way I can by pass or reactivate the original password?

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Microsoft Account PIN and password

We appreciate the screenshot that you provided. to start troubleshooting the issue with you logins, we suggest that you follow the steps below on how login pin goes back to password:

• Click Start menu and go to Settings.
• In Settings, click the Accounts icon.
• Click on Sign-in options.
• Change both your password and pin one by one.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Unable to sign-in to Microsoft account forgotten password

Hi,

Thanks for the Quick response. I will eventually use the suggestions you have given. But for the present I'd like to continue logging into my PC with my PIN. My concern is more with recovering my Widows local user login password, which seems not possible.
However I have a question to ask MS which I personally think as valid: when both a Password and a PIN are equally valid for successfully logging in to Windows local admin account why only the Password is given credence in the matter of resetting of the login
Password or creating a password recovery disc? Will MS please respond? Thank you.

 

Unable to sign-in to Microsoft account forgotten password

Hi,



Thank you for coming back to us with details.



Since, you have forgotten the user account password we will not able to help you related password scenarios due to security purpose. The best what I can suggest you is create a new user account and transfer all user profile data’s to the new user account.
Once you transfer all the data’s to new user account you can convert the user account to Microsoft account and delete the old user account (If you want).
You can also follow the below steps to transfer all your data’s to the new user account.

• 
  Open file explorer and double click on
  OS (C.
  
• Go to Users and try transferring all the data’s/file to the new user account.

Hope this helps. We look forward to hear from you.