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Windows 7 locked out account

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20268685 views
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I have a Windows 7 64-bit computer. There was only one account (mine, created at installation, password protected, full administrative access with UAC enabled). To speed up the startup + login process I went to and unchecked that users need to enter password. By this operation my account has been c…

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control userpasswords2

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Fix for: Windows 7 locked out account

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I'm curious how your account became a guest account. That sounds like uncharacteristic behavior. First, try booting into Safe Mode by pressing F8 before the windows boot animation appears. By default, the built-in administrator account will be enabl…

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