Windows 10: This sign-in option is disabled because failed sing-in attempts or repeaed shutdowns. Use a...

Hi, my son's Asus laptop with Windows 10 shows this message out of the blue, he probably did not use a wrong pin. Nothing is working: waited 2 hours with power cable plugged in screen goes black, not sure whether this means sleep, returned system to previous time point, reset windows. There is also no other sign in option on the screen other than the pin, which is different from our other Windows computers. No way to get into the device anymore - is this some form of punishment by Microsoft?

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Surface won't accept Pin - "This sign in option is disabled because of failed sign in attempts or repeated shutdowns."

I have the same problem, in that my Microsoft Surface will not accept my PIN login since the last update (? about 2 weeks ago). I get the error message " this sign in option is disabled because of failed sign in attempts or repeated shutdowns. Use a different
sign in option or keep your device powered on for at least two hours and then try again". I have done this without success.

I have now tried the solution above you gave, but this has not worked either. Please advise.

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Sign-In option is disabled because of failed sign-in attempts or repeated shutdowns

Morning,

I have a Desktop machine that was working fine last week.

A colleauge of mine changed the pin but forgot to tell us what it was when she left.

We tried what we thought was the default pin a couple of times, then contacted her for the correct pin.

When we ented the pin, we for the "Sign-In option is disabled" error code. We have left the machine over night but the message is still present. In regards to troubleshooting:

• Rebooted the device,
• Left the device running for over 12 hours,
• Attempted to use the Password option, but same error (This is the correct password),
  
• We then try to Reset Password but do not have access to a Reset disk,
• We have an Admin account but do not have access to the password as the employee has now left.

Thank you

 

Windows 10 desktop keeps locking. Says "this sign-in option is disabled because of failed sign-in attempts or repeated shutdowns."

I would like to disable the feature that locks the computer due to "failed sign-in attempts or repeated shutdowns." Twice it's happened, and it's a major pain. I realize that it's a security feature, but I feel that given my home situation - very secure
- I am willing to take the risk.

Thanks in advance.