Windows 10: System Restore not accepting correct password - and a separate weird highlighting scrolling...

I am trying to do a system restore in the hopes of solving a separate issue. However, it requires my account password - I just use my microsoft account, not a local account, and never use it for anything else so I forgot the password as Windows 10 just requires a PIN. So, I reset my microsoft account password. The new password works - as evident by me posting here - but System Restore says it is incorrect. I know it is using my microsoft account as I have never even created a separate local account for my PC, but it claims the password is incorrect.The actual issue I am trying to resolve thou

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System Restore Will Not Accept Password

I had same issue and finally discovered that I was logging in with a pin and now my password. When I signed in with password system restore accepted my password.

 

System Restore Will Not Accept Password

This one has me puzzled and any help will be appreciated. The problem is System Restore does not recognize my Windows password. When I try a System Restore and enter my password, the message says the password is incorrect. It's the same password that I use successfully to logon to Windows. I do not understand why it is not accepted by System Restore when the very same password allows me to logon to Windows. The version of Windows is version 1511 build 10586.873.

I am hesitant to go to the Creators Update with this problem.

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System Restore Will Not Accept Password

They would never use a pin for anything other than logging on, I don't even think all pins are unique.