Windows 10: How can I be locked out of my laptop after an update?

I performed the last update through the night. Slept and woke up. I can literally only see sign in option, I click on it, and absolutely nothing happens. No password prompt, nothing. I have been on this for hours, apparently you guys ignore this issue and pretend it doesn't exist. To say I'm furious is an understatement, I have done restarts, resets, cmds. 1 thing I can not do is a clean format and reinstall because I do not have my backups anywhere for both research paper and work. You guys need to come up with a way to fix this and not the usual Generic never-going-to-work methods you throw

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Best laptop under $800??

Well the last one I suggested seems to be the best for 650$

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Random lock up, in DESPERATE need of help.

Lock ups can be caused by overheating, or sound failure.

Make sure you update your chipset drivers for audio. Also tell me step by step of how you install your heatsink.

 

Black Lock screen BACKGROUND

Hi Bill,

Let us know the make and model of your computer.

Let us try few of the troubleshooting steps below and check if it helps.

Step 1: Try to set the lock screen background to picture and check if the issue persists.

Step 2: I suggest you to install all the pending updates on your device and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Step 3: Update the Display Adapter drivers.

• Press Windows key + X key when you are at desktop.
• Select Device Manager.
• Expand Display Adapter.
• Right click on the Display Adapter and click on
  Update Driver Software.
• Restart the computer.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of accessing the lock screen background for further assistance.

Thank you.