Windows 10: Why won't it give me the password prompt when booting up?

Discus and support Why won't it give me the password prompt when booting up? in Windows Hello & Lockscreen to solve the problem; There was a brief power outage when I was booting up my PC. My PC is plugged into a power strip, so it is not directly plugged into the wall. When I... Discussion in 'Windows Hello & Lockscreen' started by Mr E3, Dec 2, 2024.

  1. Mr E3 Win User

    Why won't it give me the password prompt when booting up?


    There was a brief power outage when I was booting up my PC. My PC is plugged into a power strip, so it is not directly plugged into the wall. When I turned it on again, it would bring me to the normal Windows screen right before the login. I thought everything was fine, but when I pressed a key to advance to the login screen where I would input my PIN, it didn't come up. The screen changed to where the date and time is no longer there, but no blank popped up asking for my password. It would just stay on the blank screen with the background, and then shortly return to the screen with the date y

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    Mr E3, Dec 2, 2024
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  2. 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.
     
    ChevyOwner, Dec 2, 2024
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  3. Trouble with search bar (won´t find data)

    Hi Jan,

    I Would suggest you follow the steps below and see if it helps:

    Step 1: On the Search bar type “cmd”. Right Click on the Command Prompt option and select Run as Administrator. (If prompted for a password, type the password and click Allow)

    Step 2: DISM TOOL

    • Type Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
      and click Enter.
    • Type Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
      and click Enter.
    • Type Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
      and click Enter.
    For more information about DISM click on the link below:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/947821

    Hope this helps. Please reply if you have further related issues.

    Regards,
     
    Jesinta Rozario, Dec 2, 2024
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  4. zbook Win User

    Why won't it give me the password prompt when booting up?

    Volume Mute Light won´t change color

    Which steps did you perform? Was this from a clean boot?
    Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste this command: shutdown /r /o /f /t 00
    It will boot to the recovery options or windows advanced troubleshooting menu.
    Click troubleshooting and click reset this computer. You will be saving files. Applications and programs will be removed. Windows will be reinstalled.
    Enter your windows logon password.
    You will see getting things ready with rotating dots.
    Click resetting this PC.
    It will then display the HP logo with resetting this PC with rotating dots and a percentage.
     
    zbook, Dec 2, 2024
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