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Completely locked out of system. Can't access system restore
I DID NOT FORGET THE PASSWORD
Not really sure what happened. I was playing Skyrim when it crashed (nothing new there, I modded it too much). I hit ctrl+alt+dlt and went to end the program. I might've hit something else because everything froze. I turned the system off via the power button and restarted. Now, Windows doesn't recognize my password. I'm POSITIVE I didn't forget it. It's the same password I've used for months now with no changes. I've tried doing a system restore from the advanced boot options but it won't allow me to do it because it once again claims my username and password are incorrect. I really don't want to wipe the drives and re-install, but I'm afraid I might have to. I don't have my W7 factory disk. It doesn't give me the option to change User. There's just a single user which is my admin account (Yes, I know it's stupid and I've now learned my lesson). Any and all suggestions that avoid having to wipe the system are appreciated. Thanks in advance.
edit: system specs
Windows 7 Ultimate
i5-6600k
ASUS STRIX GTX 1080
Asus - Z170 PRO GAMING ATX mobo
WD Blue 1TB
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD