Windows 10: Transfer Win 10 Credentials

A month ago a friend ("Cookie" -- and the name fits!) gave me a nice older machine with an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2.33GHz), 3GB RAM (expandable to 8GB), 485GB hard drive (most of it free space), and a Windows 10 install that was upgraded from Vista last year. It is now upgraded to Win 10 15063.138, the Creators Update (I updated two days ago).

The upgrade was problem free. I'd now like to convert Cookie's registration to my Microsoft registration; alas, Cookie does not remember her userid or password. She gave me two passwords to try and two userids, but no combination works.

The computer is nice, clean, and quiet. I'd like to keep Win 10 on it, so what should my next step be?

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Start menu not working on Windows 10

I was able to create a new user account and the issue is not present there. However, cannot use any of the other methods to transfer credentials from failing account to new account. This version of win 10 seems to have different file locations from the
recommended transfer directions. build 11082

 

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I would do a clean install of Win 10, you will not need a registration key since Win 10 is already registered.

TenForums has a Tutorial written by Brink if your not sure how to do it.
Clean Install Windows 10 - Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

If you are having problems finding the new Win 10 or alternate ways to download it look here.
How to Download Creators Update ISO via MS w/o Media Creation Tool - - Windows 10 Forums