Windows 10: How to use old PIN in Windows 10 Home

First thing first, I use Windows 10 Home. So, I cannot use group policy editor.I want to use a PIN forever but my computer notified me 'your organization requires you to change your password'. I followed this link about 3 months ago but today this dialog appeared again! So, I give up on using a PIN without have to change periodically and want to use old PIN again.I have tried registry editor. navigate to the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexityand found that I had removed all key here Expiration, History, etc.. It mean that my PI

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows 10 - Cannot pin applications to start menu, but old games are there

Hi,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

I would like to inform you that you can only pin or unpin desktop apps or modern apps/apps installed from Windows Store to the start screen.

As you mentioned you are facing issues while searching for Paint. I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

• Click on the search bar on the taskbar.
• Type Paint.
• Right click on Paint desktop app and select Pin to start.

You may refer to the following link for more information:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-see-whats-on-the-menu

Hope it helps.

 

Windows 10 PIN Sign-in

Hi Pat,

It is possible that the PIN set in an earlier build does not work after reinstalling Windows 10. To better assist you, we'd like clarify few things:

• Which build and version of Windows 10 is installed on your computer?
• Which build and version of Windows 10 are you using before reinstalling Windows?
• Have you tried resetting your PIN?
• Did you get any error messages after you verified the PIN you entered?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you follow the steps in this
article on how you can reset your PIN.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.