Windows 10: Windows 11 Forgot PIN, but I do have password

I want to reset the pin as I was testing a card reader to use a login device. The reader is now outputting a different number. I have the PC login, but not the pin as the card was inputting the pin originally. I don't see an option for I forgot my pin, and the option to remove it is grayed out. I removed my biometric login to see iff that was the issue, now I can't add it back without the pin.

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Windows 11 forgot PIN

I forgot my pin-Accounts-PIN-I forgot my PIN-I click it, enter my password, I get a code sent to my phone but I'm not given enough time to get the code and then enter it. I get kicked back to Accounts-Sign-in options screen. Any suggestions?

 

Windows 11 needs PIN - lost PIN & Password - Help!

To reset a forgotten PIN code, please complete these steps: (Require your phone number.)

Step 1: On the Windows 11 login screen, click “I forgot my PIN” under the PIN password box.

Step 2: Enter your user account password and then click “Sign in”.

Step 3: you need to verify your identity, choose a way to receive code and continue.

Step 4: If you choose your phone number, enter the last 4 digits of the phone number. Then click “Send code”.

Step 5: You will receive a code in seconds. Type in your received code and then click “Verify”.

Step 6: Select “Continue”.

Step 7: Type in a new PIN and type it again to confirm. Then click “OK”. The new PIN password is working now.

Step-by-step guide of resetting Windosws PIN code with screenshot can be found here. If this cannot work, you can try to register another Microsoft account to sign into your Windows 11.

 

Forgot pin on windows 11

Hi,

I have forgotten my pin on my Windows 11 laptop. I am not signed in. The instructions on windows support are the following:

• If you don't see I forgot my PIN, select Sign-in options and then select Enter your password.
  

But I don't have the Sign-in options link. I think I have tried to enter my pin too many times and now I need to enter a security question, (A1B2C3). I enter the security question but can't get past this point. Is there anyway around this?

Thanks

Dan.