Windows 10: Personal vault pin

I sign in to windows using a Pin.After I'm signed in, I click on Personal Vault in the One Drive folder and it asks me for the same pin.I would like to increase the security of my personal vault.I do not want it to offer me the option of accessing the personal vault with the same PIN that I use to sign into Windows. Why?If my laptop stops working, I will have to take it to a computer shop.I want to ensure the files in the personal vault are not accessible to the people in the computer shop.Is there any way I can set Personal Vault to ask for a code from the Authenticator app OR send a notifica

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OneDrive Personal Vault corrupt on Windows 11 Error Code: 0x8004100e

Hi Javier

I already did that. A couple of times. Most recently, as follow-on steps to your recommendation to delete my Personal Vault permanantly:

1. Followed your steps to permanently delete Personal Vault on OneDrive web
   
2. On my laptop:
   
   1. Disabled OneDrive backups
      
   2. Unlink this PC
      
   3. Uninstalled OneDrive application
      
   4. Deleted OneDrive folder
      
   5. Rebooted
      
   6. Reinstalled OneDrive
      
   7. Logged back in and retried Personal Vault - same error
      

 

Personal Vault - How to change verification from code to PIN ?

Hi Mike, thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. Please allow me to assist with your issue.

Two-step verification is required to gain access to Personal Vault.

On OneDrive Mobile App, you will be able to setup Personal Vault PIN to gain access to Personal Vault.

On Desktop or Browser, the verification is by Text, Email or Microsoft Authenticator App depending on the two-step verification method you have configured for your Microsoft Account.

I would sugggest setting up Microsoft Authenticator App so you can unlock your Personal Vault with lesser steps while on Desktop or Browser - Unlock Personal Vault > Send Notification > Approve on Microsoft Authenticator App. If you would like to update your
Two-step verification method, please refer to this article:
https://support.microsoft.com/help/12408

If you like to know more about Personal Vault, please refer to this article:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/protec...

Please let me know if I can help you further!

 

How to change the One Drive Personal Vault PIN?

Hi TT,

I have just stumbled upon a way to change the PIN. After I opened the Personal Vault in my mobile, I click the pull down menu at the top and select Personal Vault Settings. There give me the Personal Vault PIN.

Thanks for your kind help!