Windows 10: Locked out of laptop. Failed Pin Attempts

Discus and support Locked out of laptop. Failed Pin Attempts in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Since last night we can't use our laptop.It says too many failed attempts.I have waited hours it still doesn't work!!!!!How do I access it another way,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Cassandra Martin1, May 14, 2024.

  1. Locked out of laptop. Failed Pin Attempts


    Since last night we can't use our laptop.It says too many failed attempts.I have waited hours it still doesn't work!!!!!How do I access it another way, my screen does not offer me another way.My other computer works.What am I supposed to do????How do I factory reset?

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    Cassandra Martin1, May 14, 2024
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  2. PIN failed too many attempts. Can’t add new pin

    Got a Surface 7 for my wife. Added my account add tried to setup hello. I got to pin creation. And believe i did set one up. I forgot it and tried it when offline. But it didn’t work. Tried fixing it while back online but gave too many failed attempts
    and that it was locked. For a few attempts it refused my sign in but after a couple resets it let me use my password and did not ask for a pin. Tried to setup a new one as per the instructions. I didn’t need to delete it, only add button is presented but
    when i try add PIN it fails and shows the same error. I don’t know how to proceed.
     
    MichaelRibeiro, May 14, 2024
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  3. Unable to go into safe mode to change pin

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    In order to get clarity on this issue and assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

    1. What is the error that you are getting after entering the PIN?
    2. Is there any other administrator user account on the laptop?
    3. Are you entering the correct PIN?

    If you have signed in with your Microsoft Account, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned in
    How to recover your PIN and password from the lock screen and check if this helps.

    If you are not able to recover your PIN or password, then the only way to login to your laptop is to do a
    Custom Installation of Windows, in which you will lose all your applications; however, your user data like pictures, videos, documents, etc., will be saved in Windows.old
    folder.

    Hope it helps.

    Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking Yes or No.
     
    Shafeeq_Khan, May 14, 2024
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  4. Sanjay Kh Win User

    Locked out of laptop. Failed Pin Attempts

    not able to sign-in to my windows 11 laptop. PIN sign-in option is disabled because of failed sing-in attempts or repeated shutdowns

    1. I am not able to sign-in to my windows 11 laptop. (acer Nitro)
    2. When I start my laptop, then I get "you have entered incorrect pin several times, To try again, enter A1B2C3",
    3. after entering A1B2C3, I get screen to enter PIN,
    4. but as soon as I enter my PIN, it leads to another screen saying

      "This sign-in option is disabled because of failed sign-in attempts or repeated shutdowns. Use a different sign-in options, or keep your device powered on for at least 2 hours and then try again."
    5. Then I have kept the laptop powered on for 5-7 hours multiple times, still it does not recover.
    6. So I am not able to sign-in to my laptop for last 3 days.
    Not finding any Solution to this after searching a lot on internet.

    Can you please help me getting access to my laptop as soon as possible?

    Thank you.
     
    Sanjay Kh, May 14, 2024
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