windows 10 - locked out

[Steamy Tom]

The whole drive? Surely only the Windows login. The computer was assembled, therefore it can be disassembled. The HDD and battery are always reasonably accessible since they are the most likely to fail

yes the whole drive

 

[Obieone]

I don't know if this still works but I used to boot a live version of Fedora off a memory stick to access and copy Windows files from pc's which I did not have the login details.

 

[Steamy Tom]

I don't know if this still works but I used to boot a live version of Fedora off a memory stick to access and copy Windows files from pc's which I did not have the login details.

hmm i doubt this will work with the encrypted drive but i will look into it

 

[yuanyasmine]

On the lock screen, on the bottom right is a power button
Press the Shift Key and click Restart
Your PC will boot into the Windows Recovery Environment
Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Options - Reset this PC
Choose to keep your files and apps, just your files or to keep nothing
Then start the Reset

 

[Steamy Tom]

On the lock screen, on the bottom right is a power button
Press the Shift Key and click Restart
Your PC will boot into the Windows Recovery Environment
Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Options - Reset this PC
Choose to keep your files and apps, just your files or to keep nothing
Then start the Reset

bitlocker stops that...