Windows 10: Bypassing the "common number pattern" PIN requirement

Hello,


I'm unable to fully adjust my device's policy for Windows Hello PIN Complexity. Specifically, the requirement that the PIN may not be a common number pattern appears to be unchangeable. This is a desktop using Windows 10 Pro.

I understand that I am able to adjust my PIN Complexity through the Local Group Policy Editor:

This does not allow me to bypass the common number pattern requirement. The list of adjustable settings does not include an entry that determines that requirement.

I also understand that I am able to adjust my PIN Complexity settings through the Registry Editor:



The available entries don't help me here either. They've all been set to 0 to disable them anyway, but that doesn't seem to have removed the common number pattern requirement. To show the error message I'm trying to bypass, here's an example of a number pattern:



Because the pattern recognition I'm trying to bypass looks for constantly ascending or descending patterns, 1975 a pattern ascending by 8 each time can't be chosen as a PIN, among others. This often feels arbitrary on the user's end, so I'd really appreciate some assistance in getting around this. The only option I'm aware of would be to set these desktops up intentionally on a Windows 10 build earlier than 1703, set the PIN, update them to 20H2, then hope nothing ever arises requiring that PIN to be changed. I'd really like to avoid this option, if possible.

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Hi,

It appears that you're having problems adding your PIN to your Windows 10 PC. For us to effectively assist you with your concern, we would like to know the following:

• Have you tried creating a new user account, and try to add a PIN to see if the issue persists?
  
• Have you tried restarting your computer? This helps to resolve common PC problems by refreshing all the programs and services.
  
• What troubleshooting steps have you taken to resolve the issue?

Regards.

 

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