Windows 10: Is there any way to sign in into windows 11 Microsoft account through a password instead of...

I have got a new laptop and for the initial set up I have created a personal Microsoft account. This uses a pin as security for sign ins into Windows 11. I feel vulnerable using a pin as the four digits could be easily overlooked by surrounding people. Here I have got another option that allows me to sign in into windows using the Microsoft account's password. But I prefer to have different passwords to my different devices linked with the Microsoft account and I don't want to use a local account sign-in either. I feel that a password, which is a combination of different characters, will provi

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Sign in with a Microsoft account instead

Hello Wally, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

It sounds like this is at step 7 in the tutorial below where it's asking you to enter your local account's password one last time.

Switch to Microsoft Account in Windows 10

 

Sign in with a Microsoft account instead

I have a Local Account and want to, "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead". I go through all of the required steps including entering my Username and Password. Microsoft accepts everything, then ask me to enter my password one final time. I very carefully enter it exactly as I did before and Microsoft says its not correct. Any help wold be appreciated.

 

Sign in with a Microsoft account instead

I do in fact have an existing Microsoft account and if I go directly to Microsoft, everything works. The problem is clearly at Step 7 of the process of, "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead." I don't know why this is happening.