Fix: ASP.NET MACHINE ACCOUNT password in Windows 10/11

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Are you one of our users who is getting a prompt inWindows 10orWindows 8.1, 8 every time you try to delete or modify a specific folder or file? Well, all you need to do is follow the steps listed below and you’ll be able to fix yourASP.NET MACHINE ACCOUNT issueinWindows 10orWindows 8.1in order to resume your everyday activities in no time at all.There is a feature inWindows 10orWindows 8.1that you will need to disable first calledcontrol userpasswords2. You need to uncheck the check mark next to the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer” option. If this does not solve your issue, we have a couple of more methods below depending whether you are using the asp.net development toolkit or not.

How do I fix ASP.NET MACHINE ACCOUNT password issues?

1. Disable control userpasswords2

2. Delete the Machine Account

If you are not working with ASP.NET, you can delete the MACHINE ACCOUNT and see how it goes.

3. Change user account settings

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4. Use System Restore

You can also open System Restore from Control Panel, as shown in the screenshot below:

5. Refresh your PC

Note:Before attempting the steps below pleasebackup all your important documents and foldersyou use inWindows 8.1orWindows 10.

6. Create a new user account

Some users confirmed that creating a new user account with administrative privileges fixed the problem. So, if none of the solutions above helped you solve the problem, go ahead and create a new user account.

And that is it, if you followed the methods above in the order they are listed, you should have managed to fix your ASP.NET Machine account pop up message inWindows 8.1orWindows 10. If you’ve run into issues along the way in this tutorial, please use the comments section below to let us know and we will help you further as soon as possible.

Fix: ASP.NET MACHINE ACCOUNT password in Windows 10/11#

How do I fix ASP.NET MACHINE ACCOUNT password issues?#

1. Disable control userpasswords2#

2. Delete the Machine Account#

3. Change user account settings#

4. Use System Restore#

5. Refresh your PC#

6. Create a new user account#