Windows 10: Locked out of Windows 10 and have forgotten my password

Discus and support Locked out of Windows 10 and have forgotten my password in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi everyone, Urgent help needed please Yesterday my system crashed and I had to turn it off and then back on again. But it has been so long since... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by David Grimsdell, Aug 16, 2018.

  1. Locked out of Windows 10 and have forgotten my password


    Hi everyone,


    Urgent help needed please



    Yesterday my system crashed and I had to turn it off and then back on again. But it has been so long since I entered my password, that I have forgotten it.


    Is there any way of bypassing it so that I can get to User Accounts to change it there, or what?


    I am dumbfounded as to what to do.


    Thanks for reading this.


    Dave

    :)
     
    David Grimsdell, Aug 16, 2018
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  2. P4-630 Win User

    How to reset Windwos 8 Password?

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-do-forget-windows-password#1TC=windows-8

    • If you've forgotten your Windows password, there are several ways to retrieve or reset it:
      • If your PC is on a domain, your system administrator must reset your password.
      • If you're using a Microsoft account, you can reset your password online. ...
      • If you're using a local account, use your password hint as a reminder.
     
    P4-630, Aug 16, 2018
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  3. Kari Win User
    Forgotten password, locked out of computer


    Helping users to reset / crack Windows sign-in credentials is a difficult and controversial topic. We wouldn't want to, and it wouldn't be right to assist people to get into other users accounts.

    In your case the first thing I noticed when reading your post was the highlighted part in above quote. It simply can't be true that you set up a picture password without knowing your password; to set up a picture password you must first verify you are the account owner by entering your password:


    Locked out of Windows 10 and have forgotten my password [​IMG]


    My suggestion is that to sign in to Windows you use the same password you had to know and use when you created the picture password.
     
  4. Wingo101 Win User

    Locked out of Windows 10 and have forgotten my password

    Forgot Windows Vista Password

    I recently set a password for Windows Vista, but after a while I seem to have forgotten it. Now I'm locked out of my computer. *Frown Locked out of Windows 10 and have forgotten my password :(

    How can I recover/remove my password?
     
    Wingo101, Aug 16, 2018
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