Windows 10: My administrator password does not work

Discus and support My administrator password does not work in Windows Hello & Lockscreen to solve the problem; My administrator password does not work, I have tried resetting it and many dofferent troublehsooting but still cannot get into my computer. I am 100%... Discussion in 'Windows Hello & Lockscreen' started by Shiralee Ridley, Apr 10, 2024.

  1. My administrator password does not work


    My administrator password does not work, I have tried resetting it and many dofferent troublehsooting but still cannot get into my computer. I am 100% sure I am using the right administrator password. I am also connected to internet so it isnt that.

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    Shiralee Ridley, Apr 10, 2024
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    Lost My Administrator Password

    To which "this" are you referring?
    - If you are following the tutorial Bree suggested in the very first reply to your question then what you need to do at each step is explained in detail. So which step are you at?
    - If you are following a different procedure then state what it is and which step you are at. If, for example, you are trying to manually enable the Built-In Admin as suggested in post #11 then that account has no password.

    Denis
     
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    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums. In this case I suggest you to try converting your account into administrator. Follow the steps below,

    1. Search for Run on
      Windows search bar.
    2. Type netplwiz in the run window and click on OK.
    3. It would prompt you for password of admin account, put in the password.

      If you have not set any password, just click on OK.
    4. Double click on the user account you want to change and go to
      Group Membership.
    5. Now select Administrator and click on
      Apply and OK.


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    Hope it helps

    Manjunath H

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Manjunath_H, Apr 10, 2024
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  4. My administrator password does not work

    Administrator Password not Working-all fixes required administrator password :-(

    HELP! The password for my administrator account is no longer working- or I've forgotten it. I do not have a password reset disk. After days of trying my "normal" passwords and variations, I'm ready to give up and just re-install Windows
    10. BUT WAIT: I can't, because to create the media creation disk from the Microsoft website (long ago trashed the one I used the first time) I have to have the Administrator password to run the download. After selecting
    the command prompt option, I was shown a list of available accounts (me Administrator) and asked to login. Since I apparently don't remember the password, I cannot get past that screen. In answer to your question, my admin account is Not a
    Microsoft account.

    I still have the local account, it Is a Microsoft account and is working fine. But that doesn't seem to offer any paths to fix this.

    There is an active Administrator account on my computer (labeled me administrator) but again, the password I believe to be correct does not work.

    I have posted this previously but the suggestion I received (basically, use shift reset to get to a command prompt and then….. the rest doesn’t matter because I can’t get to
    the command prompt without being asked for an administrator password.
    I replied to the suggested fix, but after 24 hours or hearing nothing, my stress level is getting even more elevation.

    In summary- I can’t access the administrator account- and all proposed fixes (to this point) require access to the administrator account.
    See my dilemma????
     
    Mike_999999, Apr 10, 2024
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