Windows 10: Locked out of local administrator's account

I'm currently logged out of my local administrator account and I don't know the password to it. It seems there is no way to reset it from a non-administrator account and I don't have a password reset disk. I need to be able to have administrator access for work but can't make any changes to my pc without the password.

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Locked out of local administrator account

Window Version 1803

My Windows 10 local account has been locked out on a stand-alone offline computer. It is the administrator account and the only account on the PC. I cannot get back in as the account lockout duration was set to "0" - permanently locked until administrator resets.




This PC is deployed as a server for a plant SCADA system. The customer requested for the following settings:
Account lockout duration: 0
Account lockout threshold: 6 login attempts
Reset account lockout counter after : 99999 minutes

After the wrong password was entered 6 times, the account became permanently locked. There is no other account to login with. There are no security questions as this is a business use account.

I have tried changing the system time in the BIOS but the account lockout status persists. T




How can I unlock my admin account?

 

Local account to administrator

Just to be straight with terminology.

You can set up your device with a local account or Microsoft account.

Within each of these options you can then either be an Administrator or a Standard user.

If you go Start, Settings, Account and click on Your Info is it listing you as a local account and just below that are you Standard or Administrator.

 

Locked out of local administrator account

Thanks Denis. I am stuck at step 3.3:

"3.3 Go to Settings, Update & security, Recovery then click on Advanced start-up - Restart now."

How can I access this (in order to enter Safe Mode) when the only screen available to me is the logon page?





The "Power" button has been disabled on this PC as a hardening measure.