Need help resetting win10 password

[yyzcaew]

My computer was hacked by someone and not able to login in the device with my initial password. I suspected the hacker changed my password so I need to get it back. How can I reset forgotten password on Windows 10?

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[Grisu]

Second paragraph ‘Create a New User to Save Account Files’:

https://www.howtogeek.com/222262/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-password-in-windows-10/

https://www.top-password.com/knowledge/reset-windows-10-password.html

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[UK Sentinel]

Hopefully you set a security question/pin when you created the account originally, if you did then just

To Reset your Windows 10 local account password:

• Select the Reset password link on the sign-in screen. If you use a PIN instead, see PIN sign-in issues.
• Answer your security questions.
• Enter a new password.
• Sign in as usual with the new password.

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[yyzcaew]

UK Sentinel wrote:

Hopefully you set a security question/pin when you created the account originally, if you did then just To Reset your Windows 10 local account password:

• Select the Reset password link on the sign-in screen. If you use a PIN instead, see PIN sign-in issues.
• Answer your security questions.
• Enter a new password.
• Sign in as usual with the new password.

it is a local account password, so the above method does not work in my case

 

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[UK Sentinel]

I see, hopefully @Grisu advice has helped

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[Grisu]

worked always for me in the past, W7/8/10

activate admin account with description from the links, and you’re done.

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Grisu wrote:

worked always for me in the past, W7/8/10 activate admin account with description from the links, and you’re done.

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[shire34]

As i did before,the Windows password can be reset by Windows password reset disk,do you have a password reset disk? It can solve your problem quickly,you just need to plug it into your computer,after the computer reboot,it will reset Windows 10 password for you.

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[shire34]

Grisu wrote:

Second paragraph ‘Create a New User to Save Account Files’: https://www.howtogeek.com/222262/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-password-in-windows-10/

https://www.androidphonesoft.com/resources/reset-windows-10-password.html

A good idea for resetting Windows 10 password,don’t reinstall Windows 10,that is a disaster.

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[Grisu]

I know

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[Daniel]

Here is to solution to your question

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-or-reset-your-windows-password-8271d17c-9f9e-443f-835a-8318c8f68b9c

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[Grisu]

This MS-manual will only work with online accounts!

Thats easy and not the question, we want access to local accounts.

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