Windows 10: Locked out of local account on desktop

Discus and support Locked out of local account on desktop in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I turned on my home desktop which had only ever used a local account yesterday and saw 2 account sign in choices. I was suspicious of being hacked so... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Edamu, Jul 4, 2023.

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    Locked out of local account on desktop


    I turned on my home desktop which had only ever used a local account yesterday and saw 2 account sign in choices. I was suspicious of being hacked so tried to add a picture icon to my local account. Once set windows asked me to create a sign in password. I immediately chose the option to not require sign in and use the local account as my son plays games on the comp while I'm at work and I want a family accessible computer. Now when I go to turn on my comp it asks me for a password, when I enter the password created yesterday it says there is a password error. I cannot log in to windows. I als

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