Windows 10: Owner of Computer Died.

Discus and support Owner of Computer Died. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have a friend that Passed Away. They had only had their new computer for maybe 30 days.No, I Do Not know the password for the machine. I just want to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by StephanieSillimon, Oct 3, 2022.

  1. STEPHANIESILLIMON
    StephanieSillimon Win User

    Owner of Computer Died.


    I have a friend that Passed Away. They had only had their new computer for maybe 30 days.No, I Do Not know the password for the machine. I just want to wipe the hard drive clean so no one can get any of their personal information. I just know they got Win 11 on it, I'm not sure they even finished getting everything moved over.

    :)
     
    StephanieSillimon, Oct 3, 2022
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  2. WITTEN1972
    witten1972 Win User

    Unknown User as Owner

    Hi Bree, thanks for stepping up to address this issue.
    As far as I know my External Drive has only been used on my PC.

    I could try to implement your suggestion and take Ownership of those Folders.
    The "Take Ownership" link is present in my right click menu, but I'm currently logged in with my Microsoft account, so perhaps it would be better if I went Properties --> Security --> Advanced & set the Owner to Administrators, no?!

    Although my mind is bugged with a new question now.
    If I change the Owner & later on I have to restore a backup (Acronis on a CD) won't I encounter problems then?
     
    witten1972, Oct 3, 2022
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  3. PRECIOUSLEB
    PreciousLeb Win User
    critical process died in windows 10

    Hi,

    To resolve your concern about the critical process died in Windows 10, we suggest that you do the system diagnostics. Here are the steps:

    • Boot your computer and continuously press ESC key on your keyboard until you reach the
      Startup menu.
    • From the Startup menu, press F2 (or whatever the designated key is) for
      System Diagnostics.
    • Use arrow keys to navigate and choose Hard Drive Check.
    • Choose Extensive Check.
    Allow it to finish then boot your computer as normal.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    PreciousLeb, Oct 3, 2022
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  4. BOBZ2
    BobZ2 Win User

    Owner of Computer Died.

    Old Owner Name

    I bought a used Axim. I changed the Device ID in Settings -> System ->

    About. I changed the owner name in Settings -> Personal -> Owner Info.

    But when I use Send To on a Windows 7 "desktop", the option for my

    Axim lists the old owner's name. Not a major problem, but definitely

    annoying. I couldn't find that name in the registry (on the Axim).

    Can anyone suggest another place to look?

    Thanks.
     
    BobZ2, Oct 3, 2022
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