Windows 10: No password feature after repair upgrade

Hi,I had been having several audio service errors on Windows. A repair upgrade was suggested as a last resort. After the install at the screen lock I'm required to enter a pin. I had created one several years ago but had always been signing in with a Password and so can't remember the pin. There is no option on this lock page for Password my previous install gave me the option. I click on "Forgot Pin" and it just restarts and returns me to that Pin only screen lock. I can't seem to find a fix suggested for this particular issue in a search. What can I do?

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admin password?

You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

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Programs not working

In post 26 there were steps listed to fix the operating system corruption.
Are you able to follow them?
In post 29 was the suggested dism repair command.

 

Stuck in Windows 10 Upgrade

My computer seems to be stuck in a Windows 10 failed upgrade loop. I was running fine on a beta version of Windows 10, and then I came downstairs one morning to see it repeatedly booting, attempting to repair, then rebooting. The steps I've taken to diagnose are:

• Attempting to boot off a USB drive (with all drives disabled in BIOS) - this fails at the point of the blue windows screen
  
• Attempting to boot the machine itself and getting into "repair/safe mode" using F7
  
• Looking at the BIOS for obvious failures (e.g. RAM that should be there is missing) - nothing obvious is wrong.
  

I am fairly certain the build version was 9926. For many months, the system would attempt to upgrade, and then say "it failed" for some reason and roll back.

Suggestions for next steps?