new Windows 10 Computer

[woodbutcher]

I'm trying to get back into a Win10 desktop I placed in storage three years ago. I remember having the local account pssword protected, but I can't remember the pssword. I know it's best to have password protection, but I'd like to get away from it on this one. Last July, I had an experience that was very similar to a thread written by George in TH aa few years aqo. My story started July 5 at about 2:30AM. I awoke at my wife's urging, but I could not respond to her questions. I couldn't speak. I couldn't move my left hand or arm. She asked if she shouled call 911, and I managed to give her a positive signal. The ambulance ride to Medical City Dallas was
pleasant enough. The surgeon I needed happened to be there. His quick action dissolved my clot. The next day I had regained use of my left hand. I have been in rehab ever since to learn how to walk. They tell me the stroke scrambled some of my brain siGnals and destroyed my sense of balance,which was sketchy before the stroke.
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[tech4]

I'm trying to get back into a Win10 desktop I placed in storage three years ago. I remember having the local account pssword protected, but I can't remember the pssword. I know it's best to have password protection, but I'd like to get away from it on this one. Last July, I had an experience that was very similar to a thread written by George in TH aa few years aqo. My story started July 5 at about 2:30AM. I awoke at my wife's urging, but I could not respond to her questions. I couldn't speak. I couldn't move my left hand or arm. She asked if she shouled call 911, and I managed to give her a positive signal. The ambulance ride to Medical City Dallas was
pleasant enough. The surgeon I needed happened to be there. His quick action dissolved my clot. The next day I had regained use of my left hand. I have been in rehab ever since to learn how to walk. They tell me the stroke scrambled some of my brain siGnals and destroyed my sense of balance,which was sketchy before the stroke.
nt

There is no easy way to bypass the log in unless you have a hint to the original password. There are several methods to reset and make a new installation and lose all your original data. Here is a link to one Youtube suggestion.

 

[old_bc]

I'm trying to get back into a Win10 desktop I placed in storage three years ago. I remember having the local account pssword protected, but I can't remember the pssword. I know it's best to have password protection, but I'd like to get away from it on this one. Last July, I had an experience that was very similar to a thread written by George in TH aa few years aqo. My story started July 5 at about 2:30AM. I awoke at my wife's urging, but I could not respond to her questions. I couldn't speak. I couldn't move my left hand or arm. She asked if she shouled call 911, and I managed to give her a positive signal. The ambulance ride to Medical City Dallas was
pleasant enough. The surgeon I needed happened to be there. His quick action dissolved my clot. The next day I had regained use of my left hand. I have been in rehab ever since to learn how to walk. They tell me the stroke scrambled some of my brain siGnals and destroyed my sense of balance,which was sketchy before the stroke.
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I have used this software to delete unknown passwords.

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[MarkB_MI]

If the disk is encrypted, you're SOL.

 

[old_bc]

If the disk is encrypted, you're SOL.

That is true.

 

[MarkB_MI]

I should elaborate. In the IT security world, it is a maxim that no form of password protection is secure IF YOU HAVE PHYSICAL ACCESS to the machine. You do have physical access, so you should be able to crack your PC. The exception to that rule is when the hard disk is encrypted, and even that probably isn't true for the NSA and law enforcement agencies.

If your disk is encrypted it should be fairly obvious; you can't even boot an encrypted PC without a password. I'm going to assume your PC isn't encrypted; if it is you should do a fresh operating system installation and move on.

I'm a Linux guy, so my natural inclination is to always attack Windows problems using Linux tools. It turns out there are Linux tools that will modify Windows passwords. All you have to do is boot the machine with a Linux bootable CD, DVD or USB thumb drive, then use the appropriate tool to modify your password.

There are a number of Linux distributions that are specifically intended for this sort of work. I'm most familiar with Knoppix, although I haven't used it in years. Another distribution is SystemRescueCD. You'll need to first download the ISO image file, then burn it to a CD, DVD or thumb drive. You can't just copy the iso file to the drive, you have to use a special tool that will make the bootable image. You'll probably find instructions on how to do this on the same website where you get the ISO file. Once you have bootable media, you can use it to boot your PC to Linux. Once you get booted to Linux you'll need to "mount" your hard drive in order to make changes to it.

The standard command-line Linux tool for changing Windows passwords is "chntpw". A little googling will find instructions on how to use it. There are probably other easier-to-use Linux tools, but chntpw should do the trick.