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New Windows 11 Home laptop came with 4-digit PIN - can I change it to use password and face recognition as alternatives? If so, how, please? Mike

I am trying to help out an elderly friend who has forgotten his login pin on his win 11 laptop, we have tried everything he can remember but all to no avail. I could do with some advice on how to rectify this. Many thanks Brian

Good morning all. I am desperately seeking help with this annoying problem. My Windows 10 Acer V5 laptop has until last week booted into my account without requesting a password or pin - great. But a few days ago I was prompted to download and install Windows Upates and this is when everyting...

Good morning. I would appreciate help/advice with the following. I have recently bought a new laptop with Windows 11 and set it up correctly or so I believe. My old laptop is using Windows 10 and when I start it I am usually asked for my BIOS password. However, since setting up my new laptop...

I just changed the login password for my PC. I don’t know if this is relevant but now when I start my computer I get asked for a PIN but no longer get a prompt for Sign-in options. This means that I can’t login with my Password should I choose to. Windows 11 Home 22H2.

I have tried several different methods to eliminate the need for a PIN when logging on, but every time on startup it's still there. Why?

I just want to log into Windows automatically without typing in an ything

I've just recently changed my password to log into my account. I've used a password for a while and I changed it to a PIN via the security and 'hello' options . Now, each time I turn the PC on I'm greeted with a message saying that the profile can't be loaded. I then have the usual login...

So I tried to login to my pc today, but my pin wouldn’t work. I used the same one that worked yesterday, but today it said incorrect pin. After some tries it said I had to restart to try again, but after restarting the “I forgot pin” option has disappeared from underneath the pin box. How can I...

Just Upgraded to : Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2 Installed on ‎2/‎22/‎2021 OS build 19042.804 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.551.0 It seems there is NO option anymore to Uncheck the Box for Uses, when I Run "netplwiz' to Boot windows 10 straight to the...

Hi there, Today I've got a strange issue on my machine. The screen saver started and when I went back to my PC I couldn't resume it. I had no choice but switch off the computer When I restarted I checked the event viewer and I noticed this The application-specific permission settings do not...

Hey ! My machine asks me to change the PIN at startup every about a month. How can this be eliminated so that you don't have to change your pin code the other way you want? The operating system is Windows 10 Home Home version.win 1o login secret word fault? User Account Bug? Thank you in advance...

Just purchased an HP probook laptop with 256GB SSD Was using power on password. Suddenly I see a message BIOS upgrade in process do not turn off computer. After it finished, my password no longer works. It is a 4 digit pin I used for many years other things so I cannot forget it. I cannot power...

So my laptop just forced me to update(as windows does) and right after the installation was complete I couldn't use my PIN or my fingerprint scanner. When I tried to use fingerprint or PIN windows said it was disabled. So I went to settings to see if it was disabled but couldn't figure it out. I...

My Win10Pro laptop has multiple options: Password PIN (on TPM) Windows Hello camera (on TPM) Fingerprint (reportedly unreliable) Device-based authentication on iphone, via Microsoft program. I would like to enable multiple-factor authentication, choosing from the options I want. Specifically...

I have been logging on to my PC for years using just the PIN, but I have a program that requires my Windows password, and I can't recall it. I can't share folders without it, and I can't manage my credentials without it. Can I change or reset the password after logging on with my PIN - AND not...

I set up a password for my admin account a couple of weeks back. I did NOT set up a PIN. I have been logging on without incident until today. Today at login, windows 10 will not accept password but wants a PIN. I want to use my password NOT a PIN. Can someone guide through this. Thanks again.

Facial Recognition in Windows 10 works fine on occasion. Most times it does not work, and I need to use either pin or pw. The computer is a Dell Inspiron 5000 series and is new. What can I do so that it works consistently?

Hi, For about two weeks I have been getting the error message below when trying to set a PIN on Win10. I have tried the Windows Store troubleshooter which reports back that cache issues have been resolved, however the problem remains even after numerous reboots. Any ideas?

I tried to pin a desktop shortcut of msconfig system app as tile to the start metro screen but refuses to pin. It doesn't even exists 'Pin to Start screen' selection when i right click the shortcut. What should i do? I even copied the shortcut to the 'All Apps' folder and appeared on the left to...