Windows 10: How do I get my regular ID back?

I had just finished uninstalling a program and it recommended restarting to clear up loose files. But when I did that, the next time I logged in it was like a new setup. None of the apps that I had on my task bar were there. Microsoft Edge was acting like a brand new install. None of my favorites were there, passwords, etc. were lost.


Then I remembered that this happened once before. I checked users and there is a TEMP.Henry_Stock folder that was not there before. Henry_Stock is the name of my computer. I believe that I am logged in under that profile as opposed to my normal user profile "hstock". I did use my normal password however.


Now I am trying to get back to where I should be. Can someone please help me on this.

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AHCI vs regular Native IDE


If you want to change IDE to AHCI in windows 10, without a clean install, do the following steps:

• Open Command Prompt (Admin)
• type: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
• Restart PC and go into you BIOS -> Set IDE to AHCI
• Windows 10 will start if Safe Mode
• Open Command Prompt (Admin)
• type: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
• Restart and Windows 10 should load with AHCI enabled now

Until now, I had a 100% succes rate with this, but in the case Windows 10 wouldn't start, go back into your BIOS and set AHCI to IDE.

 

Product ID

Hi Russell,

We appreciate the information you've provided regarding the product ID. To resolve your concern, we suggest that you do the following steps:

• Click on Start and type: Command Prompt.
• Right click on it and select Run as administrator.
• Type: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey.
• Press Enter. That should give you the product key to type in the activation.

Get back to us if you need further assistance.

 

how do I get machine id for activation purposes?

Hi Fred,

Machine ID also known as Product ID is being used to identify the device. We suggest following the steps below to get the product ID of your device:

• Type about your PC on the search box.
• Look for the Product ID.

Get back to us if you need further assistance.