Windows 10: Windows only asking for pin on startup, cannot enter password

Discus and support Windows only asking for pin on startup, cannot enter password in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I did a Windows update and now the startup window is only asking me for a pin with no option to enter a password. I never set up a pin, so there is no... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/dj_b, Oct 21, 2020.

  1. /U/DJ_B
    /u/dj_b Win User

    Windows only asking for pin on startup, cannot enter password


    I did a Windows update and now the startup window is only asking me for a pin with no option to enter a password. I never set up a pin, so there is no way for me to login. Has this happened to anyone? Any suggestions?

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    /u/dj_b, Oct 21, 2020
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  2. F14TOMCAT
    f14tomcat Win User

    Is it possible not to enter the password/PIN at Window startups?

    You may have missed a step. After the un-check, click apply, then the next screen will ask for the Pasword twice. Enter and OK. Then OK again. That should do it.


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    f14tomcat, Oct 21, 2020
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  3. GOFIGUREITOUT
    GoFigureItOut Win User
    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, Oct 21, 2020
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  4. MATTHEW WAI
    Matthew Wai Win User

    Windows only asking for pin on startup, cannot enter password

    Is it possible not to enter the password/PIN at Window startups?

    1. I have linked my Microsoft account to my digital license.
    2. Via "netplwiz", I have deselected "User must enter a user name and password to use this computer" for the said account.
    3. I have set a Windows Hello PIN.
    4. At Windows startups, I have to enter either the password or the PIN.

    How can I spare the trouble of entering them?
     
    Matthew Wai, Oct 21, 2020
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