Windows 10: I am locked out of the Local Admin account on my windows 10 laptop

I am locked out o my admin account and the password was stored locally on a phone that I broke. Is there any way for me to get back in? I have been using guest accounts for years now and have no admin powers.

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Locked Out of Admin Account

Hello Linda,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Are you using a Microsoft account or a local account?
   
2. Which version of Windows 10 you are using currently?
   
3. Is the other user account an admin account?
   

I suggest you to try using the on screen keyboard at the login page and check if you are able to login to the PC.

1. At the login screen click on the
   ease of access icon at the bottom right hand corner.
   
2. Click on the on screen keyboard to open it.
   
3. Type the password and try to login.
   

If you are using a Microsoft account, I suggest you to refer the article on

how to reset your Microsoft account password.



However, if you are using a local account, then I suggest you to refer the article on

reset your Windows 10 local account password.



Note: While performing these steps, there might be a risk of data loss. You may take a backup of the data before performing the steps.



Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Admin account locked

Hi Greg,

My local admin account is locked then how I will install the application it needs admin rights to install.

please suggest something else.

Thanks

Pandit.

 

Locked out of local account

Hi,



If your local account in Windows 10 got locked out, it’s possible that the Caps Lock was enabled when you typed in your password or there are some special characters that are entered accidentally.



To isolate your concern, we’d like to know if there were any changes or
updates made on your computer prior to the issue that you’re having with signing in to Windows.

Also, have you tried rebooting your computer if it will resolve the issue? How did it go?

In case that you’re getting the same result, then the next step would be
resetting your Windows 10 local account password.

Feel free to post back with an update after performing the suggested steps.