Windows 10: Setting local password for an account linked with Microsoft account

Discus and support Setting local password for an account linked with Microsoft account in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Please read the entire thingHello, today I decided to try to boot into Windows from my Linux installation using VirtualBox and dualboot. My previous... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Sergei Baigerov, Mar 17, 2025.

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    Setting local password for an account linked with Microsoft account


    Please read the entire thingHello, today I decided to try to boot into Windows from my Linux installation using VirtualBox and dualboot. My previous attempts to boot into Windows using QEMU failed because GRUB could not load properly and kept crashing. If everything was ok then I could just passthrough my TPM chip Once I booted it I've got error which said "Your PIN is no longer available due to a change to the security settings on this device. Click to set up your PIN again". This is happened because TPM data stored in a virtualized environment is different from the physical TPM chip on my

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