Windows 10: Unable to reset a Surface RT with USB, no access to device due to losing a password.

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    Unable to reset a Surface RT with USB, no access to device due to losing a password.


    Hello, I'm trying to reset an older Surface RT device since I don't know the password.However, the resetting process halts right around 10% completion mark, a blue screen appears, saying that "There was a problem while resetting your PC".I can only click a "Cancel" button and it reverts me back to the Windows Recovery Mode menu.Here's the process I followedUnable to reset a Surface RT with USB, no access to device due to losing a password. :plugged a 16GB USB into my other PC with Windows 11 installed, deleted all the files from said USB and set it to use the FAT32 file system.Used a native Windows Disk Recovery tool on the USB drive.Downloaded a recovery image file .zip fro

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