Windows 10: PASSWORD RECOVERY PROBLEM; near impossible to figure out WHY

09/18/2020


My like new laptop sat unused for about 8 months. Im not sure how important that bit of information is however the problem is mostly about forgetting my passwordS.


The cell phone number associated with my account gets poor reception but it does get some That said I can't seem to get a text with a code from MS. I've gotten texts from other companies but not MS. Once, if I recall correctly a voice call was an option. Now that option is not anywhere to be found.


I am going blind. I tell you this not for pity but because I struggle to accurately type my password and I'm told: You tried too many times today try again tomorrow but it NEVER works and no other options are available.


This is the message I got when it was suggested that I got to this website but I got this message:

Server Error in '/' Application.

The resource cannot be found.
Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for or one of its dependencies could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.

Requested URL: /acsr from a browser to reset your password.



I'm guess that this will not work either


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hdd password recovery

howdy. if this isnt the right forum please move it.
a friend has a 3 year old hp or compaq tower. they called me to help. they are not able to get into the admin accound, because the password was changed. it was changed by them when a popup told them for security they should change thier password.
after it was changed they could no longer get into the admin account with the password they changed it to, and the computer started sending out emails to everyone on her address list with porn and viagara type adds.
i ran anti virus and we found 20 trogans, virus, ect. everything comes back clean now, but we still cant get into asdmin account to format drive.she doesnt have a vista system disc, just the recovery partition.
1.. is there a way to get the password?

2... if not can i install a new hdd and install from her recovery partition?

3...will i be able to install new hdd and install vist from my disc or is the mb set up to not alow that?

thanks for any help, they are on a limited budget and are true friends to me and i would like to help them. thanks! sam

 

OK, Password problem...Mint

Linux Mint - Community
You can reset your password following the next steps:

• Reboot your computer / Turn your computer on.
• Hold down the Shift key at the start of the boot process to enable the GNU GRUB boot menu (if it does not show)
• Press ESC at the GNU GRUB prompt.
• Press e for edit.
• Use the Arrow keys to highlight the line that begins with kernel and press the e key.
• Go to the very end of the line and add rw init=/bin/bash
• Press Enter and then press b to boot your system.
• Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.
• Type in passwd yourusername
• Set your new password.
• Restart your system.

 

Recovery of Microsoft Account, Impossible?

Hi,

You may need to reset your password for you to access your account again. To efficiently assist you, we'd like to gather more information:

• Are you getting any error messages when you tried to login?
• Which build and version of Windows 10 are you using?
• Are you trying to log in to your Microsoft Account or to your Windows 10 local account?
• Have you tried resetting your password?

Meanwhile, if you're trying to log in to your Microsoft Account, we suggest that you follow the steps in this

forum article shared by PaulSey on how to reset your password and recover your Microsoft Account.

If you're trying to log in to your Windows 10 local account, we suggest that you perform the instructions in this

article on how you can reset your Windows 10 local account.

If the issue still persists, we recommend that you follow the steps on how to recover your Microsoft Account by clicking on this
link.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.