Windows 10: Problem with Login Screen Pin and Password

I used to be able to login without typing in my password, a few days ago Windows wanted me to create a pin and that's when my problem started. After creating the pin now I have to use that every time I login instead of what I normally did. I keep my PC in sleep mode most of the day and when I wanted to wake it up I would just hit the spacebar, that would take me to the login screen and then I would just hit the spacebar again and I would be logged in without typing anything. Now when I hit the spacebar the second time it asks for a pin. I tried opening Netplwiz and uncheckmarking the option labeled users must enter a username and password to use this computer, but that didn't work. I also tried going into the sign in options and removing my pin, when I did that now it asked me to create a pin every time I logged in. The last thing I tried in sign in option was changing require sign in to never, but now I skip the login screen completely, it might sound silly but I liked seeing the new picture each day so that didn't work for me either. How can I get my PC back to the way I had it?

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Microsoft Account PIN and password

We appreciate the screenshot that you provided. to start troubleshooting the issue with you logins, we suggest that you follow the steps below on how login pin goes back to password:

• Click Start menu and go to Settings.
• In Settings, click the Accounts icon.
• Click on Sign-in options.
• Change both your password and pin one by one.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Unable to login using The login PIN

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the pin and check fi it helps.

• In the login page next to “PIN password option”.
• You will find “Other sign in options”, click on it will prompt you for regular password.
• Enter regular password and login to the computer.
• I suggest you to click on the Start Menu
  and select settings.
• Now select Accounts.
• Next select the tab Sign-in option.
• Under the “PIN tab” click on “ADD” option.
• It will prompt you for current pin password and new password, please provide
  new password then apply the changes, restart
  the computer and check if it works.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

OSK PIN login on non-touch device

Hello,

I suggest you to create a PIN for your device and try the on screen keyboard to login to the same.

You may follow the steps below to create PIN protection for your device.

• 
  Go to Settings and select account.
  
• 
  Click on sign in option and Go to PIN option.
  
• 
  Now click on Add and set PIN for login.
  

You can use the same PIN to login to your device using the on screen Keyboard from ease of access option and verify the result.

Please get back to us with updated status. We will be happy to assist you further.