Windows 10: It is asking for Administrative PIN

I went into the Find Location button and I turn on the location button and thinking that the locked button in this button was to lock my location, not lock me out of my computer. It is asking for the administrative pin which I am the administrator, because it is my personal computer and it will not accept my PIN. Did not set up a administrative pin.

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Windows 10 asks for administrator password

Hi Carl,

I suggest you to create a new user account and check if you face the same issue.

Here are the steps:

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  Go to Settings.
  
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  Choose Accounts and then select
  Family and other users.
  
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  Select add someone else on this PC.
  
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  Enter a user name and hit next.
  
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  Click on Finish.
  
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  Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
  

If you still face the issue, I suggest you to change the account type to administrator account by following the steps below and check if it helps.

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  Press Windows key + X.
  
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  Select Control Panel.
  
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  Click on User accounts.
  
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  Under make changes to your account, click on
  Manage another account.
  
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  Select the account which you want to change.
  
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  Now click on change the account type.
  
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  Select Administrator
  and click on Change the Account Type to change the account type to administrator account.
  
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  Now check if you are able to perform the tasks.
  

Get back to us with the status of the issue.

Thank You.

 

Can't reset my PIN

Hi SQxAe,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Were there any changes made to the operating system recently?
   
2. Is the system connected with Wired or wireless connection?
   

If you are using wireless connection, I suggest you to plug in to the Ethernet cable and try entering the password. I also suggest you to change the Microsoft password by login to
login.live.com from other device. Try entering the password through
on-screen keyboard.

I also suggest you to enable build-in admin account using command prompt from WinRE, follow the below steps, and check if that helps.

Step: Enable built-in admin from WinRE.

1. On the login screen click on the power button at the bottom right corner of the screen.
2. Hold Shift key and click on restart.
3. Click on Troubleshoot.
4. Click on Advanced options.
5. Click on Command Prompt.
6. Type the command net user administrator /active:yes and press Enter key.
7. Once logged in to the built in admin account, try changing the current user account password.

If you are unable to change the password for the account, I suggest you to create a new user account. Follow the steps from the article to create a new user account

Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10

I also suggest you to refer this article on
PIN sign-in issues, and check if that helps.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards,

 

Administrator level User

Use Option Five again, but this time boot from a Windows 10 install usb or recovery drive. You only get asked to select an administrator account if you boot from the system's own Advanced Startup.