Windows 10: mystery password

Discus and support mystery password in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I've just switched on the pc with W10 on it and a black screen appeared with "enter current password " in white lettering. Confused, I tapped in my W10... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by tinmar49, Apr 25, 2015.

  1. TINMAR49
    tinmar49 Win User

    mystery password


    I've just switched on the pc with W10 on it and a black screen appeared with "enter current password " in white lettering. Confused, I tapped in my W10 logon password and went straight into the BIOS. Funny thing is the BIOS password is nothing like the Windows one.

    :)
     
    tinmar49, Apr 25, 2015
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  2. ORIONVII
    OrionVII Win User

    Windows 10 left click not working on some things upon cold boot

    I added a password to my profile, and it seems to have solved the mystery...
     
    OrionVII, Apr 25, 2015
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  3. THOMASPAPPONE
    ThomasPappone Win User
    Password mysteriously changed itself.

    If I can't get past the password page how do I access anything? Have a Lenovo laptop and win 10. Stupid me I protected myself and now it tells me I've entered the wrong password? What Now!!!
     
    ThomasPappone, Apr 25, 2015
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  4. WILLIAMS
    Williams Win User

    mystery password

    It will be better to provide us with a screenshot, if possible.

    When the black screen appeared? During BIOS posting?
     
    Williams, Apr 25, 2015
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  5. TINMAR49
    tinmar49 Win User
    I've just had a closer look at what happened, the first episode went to the BIOS password screen without my having touched anything but the on switch. I had turned away from the screen during bootup and thought I was looking at a new Microsoft security feature. The set BIOS password has six characters and the W10 password has the same six starting plus another seven. I recon that the BIOS can only run to six digits max and that any extra added before hitting the enter key will not prevent the BIOS from opening. I ran a check which has proved this, although why it entered the BIOS setup screen is a mystery.
     
    tinmar49, Apr 26, 2015
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  6. ESSENBE
    essenbe Win User
    Sometimes if you have an overclock failure or it detects a bad bios setting it will send you straight to BIOS to fix it.
     
    essenbe, Apr 4, 2018
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