Windows 10: I changed my system configuration boot settings. Neither my PIN nor command prompt are...

Hello,I ran into the exact same issue as this one:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/i-changed-my-system-configuration-boot-settings/3b618c2e-b5c4-4414-b75e-eb462d2d0dafI followed all the steps mentioned, and at the end, after I created a Windows 11 bootable USB and launched command prompt, it appears with "X:\sources>".I tried to reset the PIN settings by running the mentioned command to take ownership of the folder and rename it, but it says "The system cannot find the path specified." as shown in the image attached below.Please help!

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command prompt will not open in safe mode with command prompt

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Installation media boots to command prompt

I've just booted from known working install media to see exactly what it does when booting. The sequence of events is...

1. Windows logo on a black screen
2. circling dots appear beneath the logo
3. light blue 'Please wait' screen with circling dots
4. a command prompt window (very briefly)
5. the initial Setup page appears

Do you see steps 1-3? If so, it appears you have stopped at step 4, suggesting that something on the disc cannot be read.

Does the disc boot properly in another machine? If so, try cleaning the laptop's drive lens then try booting from the disc again.

If not, make new install media with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, either as a bootable USB, on an ISO that you can burn to another disc. At Step 8 in Option One of this tutorial you can choose between making a USB or an ISO.

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Unable to login to boot command prompt


Hi,


I have just used the SHIFT-Restart option to activate the Windows 10 Troubleshooting and tried to open a command prompt. It asked for a password. I entered my password but was told it was incorrect.


I booted normally using the PIN I normally use, and went through Settings | Accounts | Sign-in options | Change to change my password. In the 'Old password' box I used the same password that had just failed to get me into the boot command prompt and it allowed me to change the password. It said I had successfully changed my password.


If I use SHIFT-Restart again, I still cannot get into the command prompt using the new password.


Am I dealing with two separate passwords here? If so, how do I change the one associated with the boot command prompt?


Note that when trying to boot to the command prompt, the displayed use name appears to be correct - i.e. it is the same one listed when I use my PIN to boot normally.


Any help would be very much appreciated.


Kind wishes ~ Patrick