No prompt. The folder opened like a door swinging wide for an old friend.

He tried leaving the password blank. Access denied. He tried his own name. Access denied. He tried “password,” “admin,” “guest,” even “letmein” like some bad movie. Nothing.

Tip: If the username box has the computer name prefilled (e.g., DESKTOP-PC\Username ), you can usually delete that and just type the username.

If none of these steps resolve the issue, you may want to consider: