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Windows 10: Screen password forgotten

  • 08-12-2015 10:33am
    #1
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭


    Have been away from my windows 10 laptop for several weeks and the screen login password and either the screen login got changed while I was away or I have forgotten it.

    No backup DVDs or CDs or anything.

    Is there an easy way to get past it please?
    Thanks

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



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  • #2
    d31b0y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭d31b0y


    Did you use an MS account to sign in or is it just a local account?
    If it's an MS account, you can change it online.
    Local account will need a secondary admin account to reset the password.

    More details here;
    http://www.howtogeek.com/222262/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-password-in-windows-10/


  • #3
    Gazzmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Gazzmonkey


    You could create a 'Masterkey' to access the machine, I made one and it worked on server 03, server 08, XP, Vista, Win 7 & Win 8 but never tried it with Win 10 yet.

    All it does is wipe the current password so you can then login to any account on the machine by leaving the password field blank. Very handy thing to have on a tiny USB keyring ;)

    apologies to Admin if this post breaks any forum rules


    Edit: forgot to add link - http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/


  • #4
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    Thanks guys for this.
    Much obliged

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Gazzmonkey wrote: »
    apologies to Admin if this post breaks any forum rules

    Edit: forgot to add link - http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
    That one's grand.

    It doesn't reveal the old password.
    And you need physical access to the machine.


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