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#312080 15-Mar-2024 11:46

the OS this morning suffered a stroke and won't let me login. pin incorrect, password incorrect.

i managed to activate CMD and created another user to i can access the drive

this OS is only used for gaming and is on a different PCI-e drive

i don't know which microsoft email i used for this locked out account

how to do find out what microsoft email i used for the locked account?

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#3206585 15-Mar-2024 11:46

PSA since then i've created local accounts for all my other machines

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#3206656 15-Mar-2024 12:51

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#3206671 15-Mar-2024 13:34

MadEngineer: Sign in to your Microsoft accounts and check the registered devices

thank you

so i found that the account i thought i used IS the account on the drive!

but entering the PW won't let me in

the OS has really had a stroke!

any ideas?

thanks

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#3206675 15-Mar-2024 13:39

any way to switch to a local account in CMD?

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#3206694 15-Mar-2024 14:57

Batman: ...

i managed to activate CMD and created another user to i can access the drive

...

i don't know which microsoft email i used for this locked out account

how to do find out what microsoft email i used for the locked account?

Browse to

C:\Users

& list the folders. If you used a Microsoft account initially, the user folder will be the first 8 characters of the user portion (everything in front of the @ symbol) of the email address.

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#3206715 15-Mar-2024 15:10

They had a 15 character password limit at one stage, can't remember if it applied to logging in to Microsoft accounts on PC's but could be worth trying your truncated password (first 15 characters).