Windows 10: No input field for smart card login

Hello,I need to connect a corporate website which requires login with a smartcard, with a pin number. On my laptop with recently installed windows 11, I have no input field to enter the pin code. On other windows 11 computer, no problem.I tried to look on internet and found post with users with same problem, but no solutions :-- it appears at the normal time where the citrix usually ask for the smartcard pin- no input field- correct driver installed for smartcard, certificate ok, smartcard working led blinking on reader- tryed playing with some group policies, like disable smart card plug a

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Windows 10 smart card login


Okay, so I wanted to set up my computer to log in via smart card as a secondary way to enter. I have a CAC and a CAC reader and I got them working. Here's the problem. I set the login via smart card enabled but it never setup a user or even registered my CAC as a login.... so now I am stuck locked out of my computer and every time I put in my pass code it says "you must use a smart card to sign in". How can I bypass this or reset my computer? This kinda erks me I jumped a coupe steps and jacked this up.

 

Windows 10 smart card login

What's a "CAC"?

 

Smart Card login accounts?

Are Smart Card logins to authenticate to login into Windows considered a Local User account or is it still a Domain User account?

Supposed a user gets provided a CAC or a PIV card to insert to their Smart Card reader to authenticate or logon to their Windows account, is it a Local Account that they use or a Domain account?