Windows 10: Windows 11 is suddenly asking for pin instead of password on startup.

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  1. Windows 11 is suddenly asking for pin instead of password on startup.


    My Windows 11 is suddenly asking for a pin instead of a password on startup screen. I tried uninstalling updates through the Shift Restart and Advanced options process with no luck. Any advice on how to get back to login with my password?

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    Francois Smit2, Feb 4, 2023
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    HI,

    yesterday I went to my University and used my HP probook in the first two hours without any issues. Then I went to eat something and when I turned it on for the next class, it suddenly asked for a PIN instead of my password. To be honest I have never set up any PIN on the laptop, neither have I on the others. I pressed the "I forgot my PIN" but i was just redirected to the Picture you get, where you have to press a key and the pictures moves upwards so you get to enter your password, basically it is a loop. I checked my other laptop and below the "I forgot my PIN" it has "Sign-In-Options" this doesn't appear on the broken one.

    The "I forgot my PIN" is pretty sporadic, I tried entering a PIN and sometimes it appears and dissapears.

    I checked the forum and tried to uninstall feature Updates in the recovery Mode, I entered a really long key and then it says there is a problem and it can't be uninstalled, try Troubleshoot> Reset. I choose to keept personal Information, then I saw two more options, they only existed for less than a second and immediately dissapeared. It said a problem has occurred and it can't be done.

    Then I tried to enter to enter the safe mode, which didn't work either.

    To sum it up: I can't log in, because the Laptop is suddenly asking for a PIN that doesn't exist, instead of the password I always use.

    Edit: Sorry for my bad english, it is not my main language and I am in a bit of despair because all my work is on that Laptop....

    Edit2: I forgto to mention, that the first time it showed that PIN thing, i tried to solve it with a restart. I did a restart with updates about 2-3 times till the update thing dissappeared but the problem is still there
     
    ljkbgaf8934, Feb 4, 2023
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  3. Repairing startup on a W10 machne using a Hello PIN instead of a password

    I need to repair the startup of a machine using W10 but all the advanced options offer me the (correct) username but then ask for a password for the account.

    I used to use a password to log-in but - as suggested by Microsoft - I changed it to a Windows Hello PIN.

    If I try to use the original password it isn't accepted and there doesn't appear to be any way to offer a Hello PIN instead.

    Could anyone offer any suggestions please ?
     
    Phil Rowley, Feb 4, 2023
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  4. Windows 11 is suddenly asking for pin instead of password on startup.

    Windows Startup password

    Is it possible to remove a startup password without being able to log into the system? A friend's laptop just prompt her today for a password that she never enabled. Now, she does have a standard user account password, but that doesn't work for the startup password. She had the computer for about a year now and it has never asked for a startup password until today.

    I tried to use Hiren Boot CD to run a diagnostic on the laptop, but it has a bsod. Windows 10 normal boot crashes as well
     
    GoFigureItOut, Feb 4, 2023
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