Windows 10: Locked out of Pavilion laptop hp17-ar050wm

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    gamerdork Win User

    Locked out of Pavilion laptop hp17-ar050wm


    This seems to be related but I am not sure:


    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...e/7081620e-3392-4b2b-bac4-cfcdfd502630?page=2



    I came home 2 nights ago and the laptop would not take my password; I tried several iterations. I noticed that the icon above the login box is "HP" which I do not believe is me. There is no clear way to "switch accounts" to allow ME to login as me. I spent 2+ hours on the phone with a tech friend but we could not figure it out. Everything we try requires logging in, but the only available account is "HP".


    First: does anyone know WHY?!?!?!! would this happen?


    Second: aside from a complete reset losing all my data and going back to factory settings... and aside from removing the hard drive and trying to save files, THEN resetting/reinstalling W10 which I'll have to have someone else do as I am not smart enough... aside from those options is there anything else I can try?


    Is this a Windows or Microsoft issue?

    thanks in advance for any help!

    :)
     
    gamerdork, Nov 15, 2020
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