Password is Incorrect in Windows 10 Safe Mode? How to Fix?
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Summary

What is Safe Mode?
How to sign in Windows 10 safe mode?
1. Click Power button in Start menu. Press the Shift key and click on “Restart” at the same time.
2. Select “Troubleshoot” and then choose “Advanced options”.
3. Choose “Startup settings” in “Advanced optoins”. And then press “Restart”.
Reasons and Corresponding Solutions of Incorrect Password in Windows 10 Safe Mode

Please remember to check the state of “Caps Lock” and “Num Lock” key before you enter the password. When you need to type capital letters, just keep the “Caps Lock”on. If you need to type numbers, it’s suggested to enable “Num Lock” key at first.


Solution #1:Update Microsoft Password at Microsoft’s Password Reset Website
Step 1: Open the Microsoft’s password reset website https://account.live.com/password/reset, fill in the required information and click on Next.

Step 2: Choose authentication way and input required information. Click “Send code”.

Step 3: Enter the code you receive and then click on “Next”.

Step 4: Reset your password.

Solution #2: Use Professional Password Reset Tool – Renee PassNow
About Renee Passnow
- Whole password reset process takes only 4 simple steps! Do not require related knowledge or possible password combinations.
- Reset/remove the login password back to blank directly. Preserve all data inside!
- For local account and administrator, Renee Passsnow will remove the password directly.
- For Microsoft account, Renee Passnow will turn the Microsoft account into local one and reserve all data inside the account.
Compatible with: Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP.
Here are detailed steps on how to reset login password with Renee PassNow.
Step 1: Download and install Renee PassNow in any workable Windows computer.
Step 2: Choose creation method, USB or CD/DVD.

Step 3: Boot the target PC from the created password reset USB/CD/DVD.
You will boot the target computer via a new created reset disk. Firstly, please hold a hot key to enter the BIOS menu and put CD-ROM or Removable Devices as the first choice. Please click here to know about how to change the boot order of your computer. After changing it successfully, please remember to save your setting and then restart your PC.

Step 4: Select “PassNow!”.

Step 5: Choose target account and then click “Clear Password”.
You can also recover Microsoft account in Windows 10/8.1/8. That is, Renee PassNow will convert the Microsoft account to a local account and the data or files inside it will still exist.
After the software says that password is reset successfully, you can directly press “Enter” key to access Windows.

Besides, you can also create a new administrator to quickly access your PC. Please click “Create new account”.
The created administrator account named “Reneelab” with administrator rights, and its default password is “123456789”. You are able to change the password of target account with this new created administrator.

After applying the methods mentioned above, it’s believed that your computer will finally sign in safe mode and will not receive an error message. If you forget the password to access Windows, you can also use Renee PassNow to recover it. It just takes 5 minutes!
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