Windows 10: Win 10 Home Local account password un-changes after a reboot

Hi,I'm a tech at a repair shop. I have a customer's machine that will not maintain a password change on a local account.Windows 10 Home is fully updated. The Administrator account is not password protected, and I'm able to change the primary account "Jon" password to blank or any other password i want. If I sign out of the Administrator account, I can log in to the Jon account with the updated or blank password.The account type is a local account.Once the computer is rebooted, the Jon account password has reverted back to the original unknown password.I have changed the password using the "

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Local Account password changed to Online Account Password

Hi,

I suggest you to follow the steps on how to switch from Microsoft account to Local account:

• Click on search in taskbar and type account.
• Click on Accounts.
• Now, under Your account, click on Sign in with Local account instead.
• Enter your Microsoft account password for confirmation and then follow the screen instruction.
• Enter User name credentials for your the Local account and click OK.
• Now, login to Local account.

Hope it helps.

 

Forgot Local account password

Hi,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.



I understand the inconvenience caused to you as you do not remember the local account password, we will help you with this issue.



Kindly let us know if you have Microsoft account on your computer.



If so, I suggest you to log-in with the Microsoft account and change the password for the local account.

Follow these steps:

• Press Windows key, type Settings
  and press Enter.
• Then click on Change PC settings.
  
  (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, click
  Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)
• Tap Accounts, and then click Sign-in options.
• Tap Change your password and follow the instructions.

For reference: Passwords in Windows: FAQ

(Applies to Windows 10 as well)





Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of the issue, we will be happy to help you.

 

Local user account with no need for password

Yes, you can set up a local account with a blank password during the 'Out of Box Experience' (OoBE) initial set up. See Step 24 in this tutorial.

Clean Install Windows 10