Windows 10: How can I recover forgotten password for locked computer?

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  1. How can I recover forgotten password for locked computer?


    How can I recover a forgotten password for a locked computer? Is there a way to open a locked computer if you have forgotten your computer password?

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    BarbaraHayes3, Dec 29, 2018
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  2. how to recover forgotten lock screen password for windows phone 7.8 ?

    how to recover forgotten lock screen password for windows phone 7.8 after restor on my htc 7pro?
     
    mahmoudtaba, Dec 29, 2018
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  3. Kari Win User
    Forgotten password, locked out of computer


    Helping users to reset / crack Windows sign-in credentials is a difficult and controversial topic. We wouldn't want to, and it wouldn't be right to assist people to get into other users accounts.

    In your case the first thing I noticed when reading your post was the highlighted part in above quote. It simply can't be true that you set up a picture password without knowing your password; to set up a picture password you must first verify you are the account owner by entering your password:


    How can I recover forgotten password for locked computer? [​IMG]


    My suggestion is that to sign in to Windows you use the same password you had to know and use when you created the picture password.
     
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    Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene [MVP], Dec 29, 2018
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