Windows 10: Removing PIN to sign in causing account problems and frozen settings menus

1. After removing a PIN as a sign-in option because I forgot it after sticky notes kept desyncing for no reason I've had to manually enter my online account password to sign in rather than bypassing it to Windows I live alone
2. Today, however, Windows boot says "we are unable to connect right now" and all USB devices mouse, keyboard, wifi adapter seem to be disabled preventing me from continuing
3. Booting into troubleshooting options and choosing Startup Repair, it said "couldn't repair your PC", log file: System32/LogFiles/SrtTrail.txt it actually says booting was successful
4. Booting in safe mode says "incorrect username or password", manually entering password works, USB devices work, but all options in the accounts settings menu hang indefinitely other than the default "Your Info" "Sync your settings" freezes the window

5. What is going on with my account? Does it need an internet connection while booting to sign in without a PIN? I have a sketchy powerline adapter currently disabled and a USB wifi adapter, but the latter takes a few seconds to connect after the desktop loads. My theory is that when I had multiple sign-in options it was able to sign in automatically without a connection, but now that I have only my online account password, it not only needs a continuous connection during booting but I have to manually sign in now. Basically I need a PIN again but I can't change it on the computer because of the menu problems.


SrtTrail.txt

Startup Repair diagnosis and repair log
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Last successful boot time: ‎8/‎11/‎2020 7:12:29 PM GMT
Number of repair attempts: 1

Session details
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System Disk = \Device\Harddisk2
Windows directory = G:\WINDOWS
AutoChk Run = 0
Number of root causes = 1

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for updates
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: System disk test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Disk failure diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 63 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Disk metadata test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 968 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Disk metadata test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 47 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Target OS test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 32 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Volume content check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 453 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Boot manager diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: System boot log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Event log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 156 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Internal state check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for installed LCU
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 4109 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for installed driver updates
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 1235 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for pending package install
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 2640 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Boot status test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 16 ms

Root cause found:
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Boot status indicates that the OS booted successfully.

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Remove sign in pin

Hi Joel,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to remove the sign in pin/password options.

• In the search box type sign-in-option.
• Click on the sign-in-option.
• Then you can find password/pin/picture password.
• There you can remove the option and check.

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

 

Remove account

I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
To delete an account, follow these steps:

1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:

 

How to remove PIN when signing into Windows 10 Version 1703?

Hello William,

There are many ways to sign in to your PC. Follow these steps to remove PIN when signing in to your PC:

• Open Settings.
• Choose Accounts.
• Select Sign-in options.
• Under PIN, click Remove.

We'll keep an eye out for your response.