Windows 10: FORGOTTEN PASSOWRD ON ADMIN ACCOUNT

In order to try and get into my admin account to made changes like adding or deleting programs, it tells me the wrong password has been entered.The difficulty also happens on Windows Command Processor or anything that needs changing.After the power and restart option were selected, it was possible to get into the Windows Set-Up, with there being two options as below.Option 1Upgrade: install windows and keep files, settinga and applicationsOption 2Custom: install windows only advancedOn selecting Option 1the message Compatibility Report the states: the upgrade option is'nt available if you st

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Forgotten admin password.

Sorry but "Admin account" might be a description. Is your answer to 1 that you are signed in to the built-in account with the username Administrator or do you just mean that you are signed in to an account that has admin status [an account that you have made at some stage]?

The account to select in the list is the one that you want to reset the password to. If that is the one you are signed in to then you'll get that To change your password press Alt+Ctrl+Delete message instead [and the existing password is needed in order to do any change].

You need to be signed in to a different admin user account in order to reset the existing one's password. By the way, you will lose all your saved internet sign-in credentials by resetting it.
- You could create a new password-protected, admin-level local user account {steps given in a separate post below} then sign in to it so you could then use netplwiz to reset the original one.

Denis

 

Forgotten my Admin user account password

Hi there, Does anyone know how I can reset the Admin user account password?

I have amazingly forgotten mine & I do not think I have the original Windows disc either.

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Paul.

 

Remove account

I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
To delete an account, follow these steps:

1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code: