Hi Threebs,
Likewise happy to hear you are home again, take care and follow orders.
Re the Windows password - I have in past successfully used a password cracker - Owner of laptop deceased and access needed.
It might be worth a try:
https://www.4winkey.com/password/win...key-crack.html
Otherwise one can try removing the hard drive and connect it directly via a USB cable to another machine. You can usually read the files directly because you are not going through a locked operating system.