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- The second option is to reset your password from a computer. Visit the BlackBerry ID reset page linked in the Resources section, click "Reset your password" and follow the on-screen instructions. In both cases, an email will be sent either to the email account associated with your BlackBerry ID or the device itself.
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Nov 20, 2020 · You’ll have to enter your account’s password—hopefully for your Microsoft account, not this local account you don’t recognize—but that will allow you to bypass the login screen permanently.
- Overview
- 1. Reset your Microsoft account
- 2. Reset your account password
- 3. Reset a PIN from the login screen
- 4. Reset a PIN in Windows 10’s settings
- 5. Use the elevated command prompt
- 6. Use another administrator account
- 7. Reset your PC
- 8. Create a password reset disk
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By Alex Blake
last updated 19 April 2021
Get your Windows account back
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If you don’t know how to perform a password reset in Windows 10, we’re here to help you. And, if you’ve ever lost or forgotten your password, you know how infuriating that can be. But, it doesn’t have to end in you abandoning your user account.
If you use a Microsoft account to log in to Windows 10 and find yourself locked out, head to Microsoft's account recovery website and enter your email address, phone number or Skype name, then click 'Next'.
Choose how Microsoft will send you a security code, then enter the missing info and click 'Get code'.
Try this suggestion first if it’s your local PC account password that you need to reset. If you’re using Windows 10 version 1803 or later, select the 'Reset password' link under your username on the login screen.
You’ll need to answer your security question, then enter a new password. This will then be saved as your new password from now on.
If you use a PIN rather than a password to access your Windows 10 account, there’s a different way to reset it. To get started, click 'I forgot my PIN' under the PIN sign-in box. Enter the password for your Microsoft account, then click 'Next'.
Choose how you want to be sent a security code (either as an email or SMS message), then fill in the missing information to verify the account is yours. Once you receive the code, enter it on your PC, then choose a new PIN and re-enter it to confirm. This will reset your PIN.
If you’re already signed in to your account and want to change your PIN, that’s simple enough. First of all, make sure you’re connected to the internet. Now, click Start, then the Settings cog and go to 'Accounts > Sign-in' options.
Click 'I forgot my PIN', then enter your account password and click 'OK'. You can then enter a new PIN, which can be simply numbers or include letters and symbols. When you’ve chosen one, enter it again to confirm, then click 'OK'.
A quick way to reset your local account password is to use an elevated command prompt, although it does require getting your hands a little dirty.
Click Start and, in the Windows 10 search bar, type “cmd”. Right-click the first entry, then click 'Run as administrator'.
Type the following phrase, replacing “account” with your account name and “password” with the new password you want to use:
net user account password
This method relies on you already having another Windows 10 account on your PC that’s been set up as an administrator. If you do, you’re in luck.
Restart your PC and sign in to the other administrator account, then in the Windows 10 search bar, type "Computer Management" and click the top result.
In the left-hand column, navigate to 'Local Users & Groups > Users', right-click the account you’ve been locked out of, then click 'Set Password' and enter a new password.
Note that Microsoft locks some files and information if a user’s password is reset this way. This method will also only work if the account signs in locally rather than using an online Microsoft account.
Using a version of Windows 10 before 1803? Things are a bit more drastic if you need to reset your password, as local accounts in early versions of Windows 10 didn’t have security questions allowing you to change a password.
If you’ve forgotten your local account password, you’ll have to completely reset your PC. That means losing all your data, programs and settings.
A password reset disk is useful if you’re on a pre-1803 version of Windows 10 that can’t use security questions, although it’ll only work for local accounts.
First, plug a USB drive into your PC. In the Windows 10 search bar, type “Create a password reset disk” and click the top result.
Click 'Next' in the Forgotten Password wizard, choose the USB drive, then click 'Next' again. Type your current account password and click 'Next'. Click 'Finish' when the wizard is done.
If you need to use the disk, enter it on the Windows 10 login screen, then click 'Reset password', then 'Next'. On the dropdown menu, select the USB disk, click 'Next', then enter a new password and click 'Finish'.
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- Click/tap on OK after entering an incorrect password for your local account on the sign-in screen.
- Connect the USB flash drive that is your password reset disk.
- Click/tap on Reset password.
- Click/tap on Next.
May 25, 2016 · If you forgot your password and you're locked out of your account, in this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the easy steps to reset the password associated with your Microsoft...
• To reset your password on a computer, visit www.blackberry.com/blackberryid . Click Reset your password. Complete the instructions on the screen. • To reset your password on your BlackBerry device, when you are prompted to sign in with your BlackBerry ID, click Forgot Password.
If you want to change or reset the password you use to sign in to Windows, you have different options. This article outlines the different approaches you can take, whether you’re using a Microsoft account or a local account, logged in or at the sign-in screen.
