Windows 10 on MAC, correct psswrd seen as invalid

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Foofaraw
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Windows 10 on MAC, correct psswrd seen as invalid

Post by Foofaraw »

Using Virtual Box to run Windows on my 2010 Macbook Pro (High Sierra 10.13.6). I get as far as entering my email to finish set up and it tells me my email password is incorrect and it most certainly is not.

Any answers?

Thank you kindly,
~Kevin
scottgus1
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Re: Windows 10 on MAC, correct psswrd seen as invalid

Post by scottgus1 »

Only thing I can suggest is that your guest OS is set to use a different keyboard layout than the host is set to, so some keys are typing different than you expect. Does the password box have the eyeball icon you can click to see the password? Have you also doublechecked that the password you expect to use also works when you sign into your Microsoft account in a web browser?

There is nothing in Virtualbox that would interfere with entering passwords. Gobs of people have set up Windows 10 in Virtualbox, and the forum would have blown up with reports before now, considering how ubiquitous passwords are.
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