Win 10 laptop ? desktop password ? I don't want to loose files

[penelopepony]

Turned on Toshiba satellite Sun. all good.

Turned on laptop Wed. & password don't work.

I researched & tried holding shift key, & followed thru the steps, but I got pictures on my desktop I refuse to loose.

[Brian Burgess]

@penelopepony You should be able to reset your password from the login screen. Here are full details on how to do that:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/reset-windows-10-account-password-from-login-screen/

Depending on your situation, like it's not booting, try to boot into Safe Mode:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/boot-windows-10-safe-mode/

[penelopepony]

TY

Ironically after I refused to beat my head against the wall ANOTHER day, an loose X amount of hours, my husband happen to remember it.  

What I do know is NOT every forgetful moment can be blamed on C.E.T..  TY very much.  I think my best choice will be to learn just how to eliminate that password all together.