I cannot login after Windows 10 update, says "password is incorrect"

Anonymous
2017-12-13T19:03:00+00:00

After update on my desktop PC, my login password stopped working. I've already reset my password for my Microsoft accounts but none of the new passwords work  either. Not a CAPS lock problem.

Opted to reinstall Windows, removed all apps while keeping my files...NO HELP.. Still have same login problem.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows Hello, lock screen and sign-in

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-04-13T04:18:29+00:00

    I found out that my system rebooted after a windows 10 update with the wrong keyboard (it went from qwerty to azerty) so when i typed my password it was refused. I used the virtual keyboard (found at the bottom right of the login screen) to type my password and it worked. Then changed the configuration of my keyboard from azerty to qwerty.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-13T19:29:10+00:00

    Try restarting a few times then try again.

    Try disconnecting from the Internet and try again.

    If that does not work, reboot in Safe Mode then try signing in.

    At the sign in screen:

    Hold down the shift key on your keyboard while clicking the Power button on the screen.

    Continue to hold down the shift key while clicking Restart.

    Continue to hold down the shift key until the Advanced Recovery Options menu appears.

    Click Troubleshoot

    Click Advanced options

    Click Startup Settings

    Click Restart

    Press (4) to Enable Safe Mode

    Wait while Windows 10 starts in safe mode.

    Log in

    If you are still unable to log in, see the following:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

    Other things you can try - enable to built in Administrator account:

    Hold down the shift key on your keyboard while clicking the Power button on the screen.

    Continue to hold down the shift key while clicking Restart.

    Continue to hold down the shift key until the Advanced Recovery Options menu appears.

    Click Troubleshoot

    Click Advanced options

    Click Command Prompt

    At the command prompt, type:

    net user administrator /active:yes

    Hit Enter

    Close command prompt, restart, then try signing into the Administrator account.

    If that does not work, your best course of action is to perform a custom install:

    Go to a working computer, download, create a bootable copy, then perform a clean install.
    
    
    
    	Step 1: How to download official Windows 10 ISO files 
    
    	[http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-windows_install/how-to-download-official-windows-10-iso-files/35cde7ec-5b6f-481c-a02d-dadf465df326)
    
    
    
    		Step 2: How to: Perform a clean install of Windows 10
    
    		[http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-do-a-clean-install-of-windows-10/aef0ae63-2117-41ee-a8ea-4a3181625b08)
    
    
    
    	If there are files on the drive you want to recover, see -  How to: Perform a Custom install of Windows 10
    
    	[http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-do-a-custom-installation-of-windows/38adfa8c-32f8-4354-8c53-13b5f2cf7e44)
    

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-06T09:36:55+00:00

    Unable to log in after fresh start, and no power button on login screen. I also tried try to login after changing password using 'forgot password' option, still same error.  (Windows 10).

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-16T16:12:28+00:00

    Exactly the same here.  Every possible solution I can find relies on holding shift while pressing the onscreen power button - but I have no onscreen power button just a WiFi and Windows Ease of Access options.

    Please can we get a solution, the computer is completely unusable without this and it's clearly a fault of Microsoft so we need a fix!

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-04-16T14:08:55+00:00

    I have this exact problem. After a Windows 10 reset, can no longer log in.

    The virtual keyboard does not resolve this.

    Nor does using "forgot password".

    Like Harpinder, my power icon is missing too - so I cannot force a restart into safe mode.

    What's the solution please Microsoft?

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