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bypass password login on windows 10

michael roberts 0 Reputation points
2026-05-25T18:21:38.7866667+00:00

bouught a toshiba satellite a505 and need to get pass the old users password and or pin so i can get into windows to make it mine and delete all of there programs and personel stuff

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows Hello, lock screen and sign-in
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  1. EmilyS726 236.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-05-25T19:04:29.8466667+00:00

    Hello

    If the old user didn't provide you their username/password/pin, there's no way to bypass. You have to perform a clean install and set it up with your own credentials.

    To perform a clean installation of Windows 10 using the Windows Media Creation Tool. You do need to get access to another computer so you can download the Windows installation files into a flash drive, then use the flash drive to help your computer. Hopefully you have a spare computer, or you can have friend or family help you.

    The following steps should be done on a working Windows computer:

    Download the Windows Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's official website. https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10

    Run the tool and select "Create installation media for another PC."

    Choose your language, edition, and architecture (32 or 64-bit) and select "Next."

    Choose "USB flash drive" as the media to use for the installation and select "Next."

    Connect a USB flash drive with at least 8 GB of free space to your computer.

    Select the USB flash drive you want to use, and then select "Next."

    The tool will then download the required files and create the installation media.

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    Now these steps will  be done on your problematic computer:

    Go to the computer's BIOS boot menu to have it boot from the USB drive.

    Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows 10, making sure to choose "Custom install" and select the option to delete all existing partitions.

    Once the installation is complete, you'll have a clean installation of Windows 10 on your computer.

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