

What if the Above Options Aren’t Available?
#Windows 10 forgot password factory reset code
Once the code arrives, enter it and click Next to recover your account. Select the preferred method of delivering the code, then click Send Code. Type your email address, then enter the captcha code that appears. Then select I forgot my password, then click Next. So the first thing you will need to do is go to. You’ll need access to your Microsoft Account Settings.

Resetting your password is ideal, but what if you don’t have another account set up with Administrator privileges on your PC? If you used a Microsoft Account, try this trick. Enter the new password and confirm it, then click OK.Select the account, then click Reset password.Keep in mind this would require that you know the password or know someone with an account on the system with Administrator privileges. If you have more than one account on the system (which hopefully you do,) log into the other account and reset the password for the user account that you forgot. Log into another Administrator Account on the system and reset the account If this does not work, then move on to the next step. When you first created an account and password, you were also prompted to create a hint, which can jog your memory and help you remember it. The first place I would start before trying anything invasive is the hint feature.
