I forgot windows 10 password

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You might be able to rescue your computer by enabling the normally hidden / disabled Administrator account and use that to possibly fix the password problem on your local user account.
You'll need to boot from the installation media. If you do not have the installation media on hand you can download the ISO from here

Once you have the ISO, you can use ImgBurn to burn it to a DVD, http://imgburn.com/
or Rufus to burn it to a USB ThumbDrive, http://rufus.akeo.ie/
either of which you can use to boot your computer.
THEN...
Follow the steps outlined here
pureinfotech.com

How to reset forgotten password on Windows 10 - Pureinfotech

To RESET ACCOUNT PASSWORD on Windows 10, boot PC with USB media, rename utilman to cmd, enable local admin account, and reset password.
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