Windows 10: Why does my start screen say pin is not available and when i try and sign in i am told my...

I reset my password today when i discovered as i was at the start screen that my pin wasn’t available. I realized this was a result of a clean boot which i had done. When i tried to log into my microsoft account every attempt i had said that my password was incorrect even when i had reset it and tried multiple times.

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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.

 

Since recent update KB3200970 I cannot use nor setup a PIN to sign in and MS Office2016 disappeared

Thank you for the update. We suggest for you to reset the login PIN. Here are the steps:

• Click on the Start Menu and select settings.
• Now select Accounts.
• Next select the tab Sign-in option.
• Click on I Forget the PIN and follow the on screen instructions.

Update us with the result.

 

Password option no longer available, PIN was never set, unable to sign in

Pls try the steps listed under the section "Enable the Password sign-in option" in this article (ignore the article's title).