Windows 10: how do i change my windows security pin if i have forgotten it?

i have forgot my windows security pin, and am trying to sign into an app however the account im using to sign in is not the main account on the computer, when i click i forgot my pin and follow the directions it redirects me to a microsoft account website that also requires the pin to change anything, what do i do?

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Forgotten PIN and expired password

Hi Dyari,

Thanks for your answer.

I tried steps of both links:

• #1: reset PIN code
  
  • I see no link "reset your PIN"on login page --> I can't reset it
    
• #2: change or reset windows password
  
  • My Windows account is not displayed at all on login page.
    
  • I am using a local account
    

If you have any other suggestion, I would be more than happy to try.

Regards,

Guillaume

 

forgotten pin

Hi,

I'm going around in circles here.

I want to download Windows Draw.

I'm asked for my PIN - I have absolutely no memory of ever setting a PIN.

I click on "I have forgotten my PIN"

I'm asked to sign In, but I am already signed in.

My contact phone number has changed so that won't work.

I go to the site suggested;

I'm asked for my PIN - I have absolutely no memory of ever setting a PIN.

I click on "I have forgotten my PIN"

I'm asked for details of my age etc.

An automated response come back saying I haven't provided the right data!

I still want to download Windows Draw.

Argghhhhh

 

PIN stoped working for no reason

Hi Anturaju,

You can use PIN to add more security to your account. If you forgot your PIN, you can change it by doing the steps below:

• Press Windows + I to open Windows Settings.
• Click Accounts.
• Click Sign-in options.
• Click the link I forgot my PIN to prompt you to another window.
• Click Continue to start resetting your forgotten PIN.
• In Set up a PIN window, type your desired PIN in
  New PIN and Confirm PIN.
• Click OK to finish.

Please inform us if you have successfully established a new PIN in your account.