Use PIN to Login Windows 10: Tips and Examples

Use PIN to Login Windows 10 is easier to understand when the core ideas are paired with practical examples. The sections below explain the topic clearly, highlight useful steps, and point out details that can prevent common errors.

On Windows 10, Microsoft has provided users with a lot of login options such as traditional login options - using passwords, PIN codes, face recognition, using fingerprints.

If you are using the latest version of Windows 10, you can set up a PIN to log in. Logging in with PIN is one of the most useful security solutions on Windows 10.

And you can use your PIN to log in to Windows 10 computers if you're using a Microsoft account. Note that PIn does not work on Local accounts.

Follow the steps below to add a PIN to the login option on Windows 10:

1. Click the Start button, then click the Settings icon to open the Settings application.

Or the fastest way is to press the Windows + I key combination.

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2. On the Settings window, find and click on Accounts settings (your accounts, email, sync, work, family).

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3. In the Accounts settings section, in the left pane, find and click Sign-In options . Click the Add button under the PIN section.

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4. Once completed, you will be asked to confirm the current account password . On the popup window, enter your current account password in the frame and click OK .

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5. Once completed, the Set up a PIN window will appear on the screen telling you to create a PIN code to log in to your Windows computer. In the New PIN section, you enter the PIN you want to set up (requires a minimum of 4 characters).

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Re-enter the PIN again and Confirm PIN and then click OK .

The system will take a few seconds to set up a PIN for your Windows 10 laptop or computer.

To configure the "brain-damaging" PIN more, others cannot guess and use that PIN to log on to your Windows computer, you can refer to the steps to configure the "brain damage" PIN on Windows 10 here.

1. Click the Start button, then click Settings .

2. On the Settings window, find and click Accounts Options , and now the Accounts window appears.

3. Next, find and click Sign - In option .

4. Now click Remove to remove the PIN code.

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5. When you click Remove, a confirmation window will appear on the screen. Your task is to click the Remove button again.

6. On the screen that displays the window requires entering your current account password. You just need to enter the password then click OK .

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Good luck!

FAQ

Follow the steps below to add a PIN to the login option on Windows 10:

1. Click the Start button, then click Settings.

On Windows 10, Microsoft has provided users with a lot of login options such as traditional login options - using passwords, PIN codes, face recognition, using fingerprints.