Windows 10: Windows 10 Asks for Password for everything but none has been set up and it cant be 'reset'

Hello,


I have been self employed for 15+ years so my computer is personal and business. I have an office 365 subscription but the computer Desktop is set to local. I have had this computer since roughly 2014, I know that's old, but I have a lot of data that I am trying to hold off moving for as long as possible. within the last year or 2 the computer started asking for a password for everything, when one isn't set. I am fairly tech savvy and haven't been able to follow any of the suggestions because I cant bypass the password. I have been using a PIN for 3-4 years anyway. I cant add/remove programs, I cant update programs, and I cant move things when I need to move them. My fear is that I will be locked out at some point which will be devastating to me personally since I am working 24/7 as most self employed folks do. I cant do anything in command prompt and local/users isn't enabled apparently either...


I have looked through many threads over the last few months and haven't had any luck. I am wondering if a prior windows update could cause this or what I can do to fix it?


I am looking into rolling back to 8.1 if that's possible, but I already tried creating a new password in windows 10 which didn't work, and from what I am reading I need to know my old password if there was one from 8.1.... Please help someone. Thank you


-SMC

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How to reset Windwos 8 Password?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-do-forget-windows-password#1TC=windows-8

• If you've forgotten your Windows password, there are several ways to retrieve or reset it:
  • If your PC is on a domain, your system administrator must reset your password.
  • If you're using a Microsoft account, you can reset your password online. ...
  • If you're using a local account, use your password hint as a reminder.

 

admin password?

You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

*Toast :toast:

 

Cannot reset the password on Winodws 10. Keeps on asking for old password.

Hello Gayle,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• Did you set up a password on upgrading to Windows 10?
• Did you use any password to login into the user profile?
• Are you using Microsoft account credentials to login into the user profile?

If you had set up a Microsoft account on upgrading to Windows 10, I suggest you to enter the password you had set and check if you are able to change the password.



If you fail to remember the password and have set up a Microsoft account, I suggest you to change the login password from the link below and try logging in into your user account to check if the issue is resolved.

https://account.live.com/password/reset



After resetting the password, you can change the system password and use the same to login into the user account.



Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.