Windows 10: Changing motherboard causes windows security to ask you to change pin but you can't becuse...

After you change you motherboard, the TPM detects the change and will ask you to change your pin. But you need to be online to do this, and after you've change your motherboard, you need to install drivers in order to connect to the wifi, but you can't login to install the drivers, because it ask you to change the pin. This circular dependency means you can't login anymore.

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Windows 10 Change password to pin

Hi Ana,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I regret the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you.



Please share the details.

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  Are you able to log in to your desktop?
  
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  Do you see any error code along with the error message?
  

I suggest you to go through the below steps and check if it helps.

Follow these steps to set up a PIN on your Windows User Account:

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  Press the Windows +S key combination to display the Search box.
  
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  Type the word pin into the Search box, then click
  Set up PIN sign-in.
  
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  Find the “PIN” section and click the Add button.
  
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  Type in the password for your User Account, then click the
  Ok button.
  
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  Select and enter a 4 digit numeric pin, then enter it again for confirmation.
  
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  Exit the PIN setup utility.
  

From now on you’ll be able to log in to your Windows account by entering your 4 digit PIN instead of your password.



You can change your PIN at any time by following the steps below:

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  Press the Windows +S key combination to display the Search box.
  
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  Type the word pin into the Search box, then click Set up PIN sign-in.
  
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  Find the “PIN” section and click the Change button.
  
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  Enter your Windows password, then click the
  Ok button.
  
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  Select and enter a new 4 digit numeric pin, then enter it again for confirmation.
  
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  Click the Finish button.
  
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  Exit the PIN setup utility.
  

Check if it helps.



I hope the information helps. Please keep us posted on the issue. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.

Thank you.

 

Changing motherboard and Windows

assuming you have the same SATA controller (and set to the same mode, EG IDE/AHCI/RAID) it will just install your other drivers, ask to reboot and then likely ask you to activate.



To be honest, its best to reinstall windows when you change hardware like that.

 

pin change

Hi,

i would suggest you to see Michael Gall's post in the below mentioned thread, He has explained the procedure step by step. Please feel free to ask back any question.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Please let me know, if that helps.

Kind Regards:

Yasir