Windows 10: Local Windows 10 admin account automatically got locked up with an unknown password.

After setting up screen time using Windows CMD on the local admin account of a Windows 10 laptop, the accountwhich was not password protected automatically got locked up with an unknown password. The only accessible account on the system now is a "family safety" organiser account that was previously created using the locked admin account. With the organiser account lacking admin privileges, and fast startup enabledmaking BIOS inaccessible and booting from a USB device impossible, using the laptop is becoming unbearable. I have tried several suggestions from both Microsoft support commu

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admin password?

You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

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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

 

Local Admin account password changed to unknown

First of all, but this is a wild shot in the dark, some people have found that they went online to an MS service such as the Windows store and signed in but doing so converted the user account they happened to be logged into at the time into an MSAccount-linked account. So, if your sign-in failure gets annotated with a link to reset the password, follow it through

• If it leads to an attempt to reset your MSAccount password then you will know that the user account has been converted.
• If it leads to being told to put in your password reset disk you will know that the user account remains a local user account.

If this is not the solution & your user account remains a local user account then I think you are going to have to
1 restore the system image you referred to, or
2 reinstall Windows 10, or
3 take your computer to a local computer technician who might use unorthodox methods to gain entry & reset your password. You will have to make sure this is somebody you can trust because the procedure used will give them unfettered access to the whole of your computer.

Denis