Windows 10: Windows update forcefully changed my PC login password

Discus and support Windows update forcefully changed my PC login password in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I've been using the same password for 5 years, it's just to login to my pc. I normally put it to sleep and wake it, and never have an issue with... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Lochcelious, Oct 18, 2020.

  1. Windows update forcefully changed my PC login password


    I've been using the same password for 5 years, it's just to login to my pc. I normally put it to sleep and wake it, and never have an issue with putting in the password. That changed sometime today. I tried to login, but the password I had been using for the past 5 years did not work. Instead I had to enter the password associated with the email account on file. What the fuck? Why? WHY? Why would you FORCEFULLY change someone's shit? I'm starting to really dislike the direction Windows is going. How do I go back to using my old password WITHOUT changing the password associated with the email account (which I had to change just to login to my fucking pc)?

    PLEASE HELP!

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    /u/Lochcelious, Oct 18, 2020
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  2. Changing password did not change Windows login password, only email password

    I discovered my brother had found out my password for my Windows 10 PC. I went to change it in settings>Accounts>Sign in options>change password. doing this Changed my password for my Microsoft account, but did not change the Windows log in password, which
    is what I wanted to change.

    my Microsoft account is tied to my Windows login account, I cannot find any other option to change the Windows login password, only the one I listed before.
     
    Armouredfalcon, Oct 18, 2020
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  3. Password issue

    After going through the steps to make a new password, after a week or two, my login credentials are no longer valid. I'm forced to make a new password all over again. It seems to happen if I don't login in a certain period of time. Does our passwords expire???
     
    GoFigureItOut, Oct 18, 2020
    #3
  4. Rose Cal Win User

    Windows update forcefully changed my PC login password

    PC login password on Windows 10

    Hi,

    The password is used for you to be able to login to a specific account. To better assist you, we'd like to gather more information:

    • Have you made any recent changes before this issue occur?
    • Did you get any error messages when you tried using your current password?

    Meanwhile, you may not able to recover your local account if you forgot your password. We suggest that you follow the steps in this article: Reset
    your Windows 10 local account password
    to reset your computer. After you reset your computer, you may create a new local account by clicking on this

    link
    .

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Rose Cal, Oct 18, 2020
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