Windows 10: Password incorrect. Can change password from login screen but won't accept new password.

Discus and support Password incorrect. Can change password from login screen but won't accept new password. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So I power on my PC today and can't logon - incorrect password, password hasn't changed and I can login on another PC. After trying numerous times I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/kaptnblackbeard, Jan 3, 2021.

  1. Password incorrect. Can change password from login screen but won't accept new password.


    So I power on my PC today and can't logon - incorrect password, password hasn't changed and I can login on another PC. After trying numerous times I select "I forgot my password" and create a new one with no problem. I try to login again and again "incorrect password". I try on my other PC and it accepts the new password just fine. I leave the PC on for a while and reboot it several times and it still won't allow me to login.

    I tried booting to a command prompt and it asked for the account before displaying the command prompt. It accepted my original password (not the new one I just created).

    I presume Windows isn't syncing my password for some reason, is there any way to force it from the command prompt? I don't have another account setup on this PC. And yes it definitely has network connectivity (it allowed the password change and my other PC picked it up).

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    /u/kaptnblackbeard, Jan 3, 2021
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  2. Password issue

    After going through the steps to make a new password, after a week or two, my login credentials are no longer valid. I'm forced to make a new password all over again. It seems to happen if I don't login in a certain period of time. Does our passwords expire???
     
    GoFigureItOut, Jan 3, 2021
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  3. incorrect password


    When I attempt to login to Win 10 I am unable to log in on my desktop computer. It gives me the message, "incorrect password." I am having no problem logging in with my laptop. The password is acceptable. I have tried resetting the password through the desktop but it requires a password disk which I don't have. I changed the password on the laptop however the laptop continues to work and the desktop gives me the "incorrect password" error.
     
    David Morgenste, Jan 3, 2021
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  4. Password incorrect. Can change password from login screen but won't accept new password.

    Incorrect Password with correct password!

    Did you try typing it in notepad then copying it over?

    I think, in your situation, I would change the router password and propagate the change. I do passwords in all capitals and numbers now, eliminating characters like O because it looks too similar to 0. It cut down on the password reentry attempts dramatically. They're still 32 characters long though, so still extremely secure.
     
    FordGT90Concept, Jan 3, 2021
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