Windows 10: Giving Win10 PC to Son, To reset, or not to reset?

I want to give my desktop PC to my Son. I don't want to do a complete reset because it is all updated and set up for gaming with software and drivers for Graphics card etc. I'm also including second hard drive for him to use as storage for games/programs ( It is clean) and a third which has our family pictures and his music on it. I want my microsoft account to be safe, but I also want to keep it simple for him. The PC has aftermarket Logitech Gaming keyboard and mouse as well as Game controller. In order for all this eqpt. to work flawlessly, I had to spend time setting it all up and I don't want to lose all this work by resetting.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Richard

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How to reset Windwos 8 Password?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-do-forget-windows-password#1TC=windows-8

• If you've forgotten your Windows password, there are several ways to retrieve or reset it:
  • If your PC is on a domain, your system administrator must reset your password.
  • If you're using a Microsoft account, you can reset your password online. ...
  • If you're using a local account, use your password hint as a reminder.

 

Unable to reset the pc

Hello,

If you are having that message while trying to reset your computer, We suggest you to create an installation media for Windows 10 using Media
Creation Tool and perform a Reset.

Once the installation media is created, follow the steps below:

• Insert the installation media you created, and then restart your PC.
• On the Install Windows screen, select Repair your computer.
• On the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot. From there, you can use Safe Mode. Select
  Advanced Options >Reset This PC>Remove everything.
• After the reset is complete, check for status.

Give us an update on what happens.

 

Reset This PC doesn't give any errors but doesn't reset the PC

Hi,

To reset you device, follow the steps below:

• Shut down the tablet.
• Press and hold power button and volume up button until the boot menu is loaded.
• Select HDD recovery.
• Tap Yes.
• Select troubleshoot.
• Select Reset your PC.
• Follow the instruction on the screen to finish the procedure.

Let us know how it goes