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So I recently found my old Acer aspire | M laptop with Windows 10 and when i tried logging in the password i thought it was wasn't the right one. I've looked everywhere online of how to reset the password; so far I've tried the command prompt fix but i didn't work( I did not see my account name in net user btw). The other methods told me i had to reset the laptop but i have too many pictures and files i would like to keep. So is there any other way to reset my password where i wouldn't have to delete everything on the laptop?

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Install linux(run portable linux)  and copy off data and reinstall windows.

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my dumb approach would be to get the harddrive out and connect it to a computer to reset it, then put it back on and re install windows

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On 8/4/2018 at 2:22 AM, Kaveman said:

how can i copy the data?

Copy-paste everything you want to save. To external HDD or USB drive. Linux shows all data as is. Its my go-to emergency backup when I can't boot to Windows.

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