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Worried senior

(1,328 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2015, 02:38 PM Oct 2015

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I have a question about

the Windows 10 password.

There doesn't appear to be a way of recovering the password, even talked to Microsoft on-line support and they had no answers.

I don't use one but after the computer going to sleep and needing the password to wake up I figured I had to try retrieving it somehow. Lucking shutting down and restarting solved that problem.

Do any of you have any answers. I did use the Windows help forum recommended by DU and so far no luck. I am not the only one.

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I have a question about (Original Post) Worried senior Oct 2015 OP

In general there's no way to "recover passwords" PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #1

I was able to Worried senior Oct 2015 #2

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. In general there's no way to "recover passwords"

Reply to Worried senior (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 02:48 PM

Oct 2015

since passwords are usually kept in a form that prevents this.

You can of course remove the sleep password, is that what you want?

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)

2. I was able to

Reply to Worried senior (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 03:37 PM

Oct 2015

remove that password issue but I can't remember my official windows password and that's what I'm worried about.

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