Windows 10: I absolutely did Not set up a pin... This happened before, why is there a reaper failure on...

Why doe windows keep doing this. And why is there not a proper fix to the problem. This is the second time my pc has got locked on pin entry when I deliberately have not created a pin.

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Can't remove pinned office applications

My laptop is a Dell Precision 7510, running Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprice 64bit (10.0.15063 Build 15063) and Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus (1701 Build 7766.2092).

My problem is, that beside some useful apps on my taskbar, office has also pinned Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I would like to remove these 3 pinned apps. When unpinning them, they actually disappear, but after next restart (or restart of explorer.exe) they reaper as if nothing had happened.

I have tried following this "guide":
Redirecting

I have seen the above suggestion posted on several sites, but unfortunately it doesn't help in my case.

When executing the script (or preforming the steps manually) all is removed, but after explorer.exe restart below icons always reaper:

• File Explorer
  
• Internet Explorer
  
• Outlook 2016
  
• PowerPoint 2016
  
• Word 2016
  
• Excel 2016
  

Other apps pinned at the time is removed as intended.

Does anyone have a suggestion to how I can remove these unwanted office apps from my taskbar? And why do above list or apps reapear after deleting them from both the %APPDATA% folder and REGEDIT?

Thanks in advance.

 

Cannot set a W10 PIN after Anniversary Update

Hi,

I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing while setting the PIN. I will certainly help you.

To assist you better please let us know the complete error code/message as mentioned while setting the PIN.

It could happen due to some corrupt files.

I suggest you to follow the below mentioned steps in order to fix the issue, and check if it helps:

• Please navigate to the below path:[C: drive here refers to the drive containing the
  Operating System]C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\NGC
• Delete all the content of the NGC
  folder.
• Restart the computer, and now try setting the PIN again.

Please reach back to us, if you still face difficulty while setting the PIN. We will be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

Cannot set up PIN after Creators Update

In this case, we recommend to repair and set up a new PIN by doing the following steps:

• Open File Explorer and browser to this location:
  

C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\NGC

• Delete everything within that folder. You must be logged in as the Administrator to do this.
• Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options.
• Click Add a PIN again and set your PIN.
• PIN sign in should work moving forward.

Let us know if the steps above works.