How To Enable Local Account Password Reset on Windows Update 10 April 2018

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On Windows 10, forgetting to sign your password into your account is not a fun affair, and it can happen to anyone, even when using an easy – to – remember password.

Starting with the Fall Creators Update, Windows 10 introduced a mechanism to reset your account password from the Lock screen , but it only had the option of those using a Microsoft account. However, with the release of Windows Update 10 April 2018 (version 1803), it is now possible to reset the password for your local account as well.

But before you can use this option, you need to update your settings by adding security questions that you need to answer in order to replace the forgotten old password.

In this Windows 10 guide, we will walk you through the steps to add security issues to your local account which you can then use to reset your local account password from the Lock screen.

How to update local account security issues on Windows 10

In order to reset your local account password on Windows 10 using security issues, you need to update your account settings using these steps:

  1. Open Settings .
  2. Click on Accounts .
  3. Click Sign- in Options .
  4. Under ‘Password,’ click the Make your security questions update link.
  5. If prompted, enter your current account password.
  6. Click the OK button.
  7. Use the drop-down menu to select a security question.
  8. Type an answer.
  9. Repeat steps No. 7 and 8 to complete the remaining security questions.
  10. Click the Finish button.

Once you have completed the steps, if you ever forget your password, you can quickly recover your local account from the Lock screen without the use of hacks or a reset disk, which you probably never created.

Needless to say, these steps are aimed at updating the site to retrieve an existing local account, or if you need to change your questions or answers. If you are creating a new local account, the setup wizard will walk you through the steps to include these questions and answer in the process workflow.

How to reset local account password on Windows 10

After updating your local account settings, if you ever forget your password, you can use the following steps to recover your local account:

  1. Try signing in using an incorrect password.
  2. Click the OK button.
  3. Click the Reset link password.
  4. Type the answer to each of the security questions you asked for your local account and press Enter .
  5. Type a new password and press Enter .

Once you have completed the steps, your old password will be reset and going forward you can use the new password to sign in.

More Windows 10 resources

For more helpful articles, covers, and answers to frequently asked questions about Windows 10, visit the following resources:

  • Windows 10 on Windows Central – All you need to know
  • Windows 10 help, tips and tricks
  • Windows 10 Forums on Windows Central

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