Taking over my late husband's computer.

Hello John Huband,

I'm sorry for your loss, and I understand how important it is to regain access to your late husband's computer.

Before we proceed, I need to clarify a couple of details because the steps depend on how the PC is currently configured:

• Can you still sign in to Windows using your husband's account, or are you locked out completely?
• Is the account shown on the sign-in screen a Microsoft account (an email address is displayed) or a local account (just a username)?
• Are you trying to keep the existing files and data on the computer?

If you can already sign in to the computer, please try the following:

• Open Settings > Accounts > Family & other users
• Select Add account
• Choose I don't have this person's sign-in information if you want to create your own account.
• Create your account, then sign in with it and verify that it works.

Once I know whether you can access the existing account and whether it is a Microsoft account or a local account, I can provide the next steps to safely transfer ownership while preserving any important files.

Looking for your update.