Stop asking me to create a PIN!

Anonymous
2018-05-20T21:30:43+00:00

please o please tell me how i can stop Windows 10 from asking me to create a PIN to login with.....I DO NOT WANT TO CREATE ONE! no matter what I do it forces me to create one. 

I understand it might be more secure etc etc but I DO NOT WANT TO CREATE ONE!

I am more than happy to enter in my normal password to access my profile I DO NOT WANT A PIN

Please assist me in stopping this annoyance. Its my computer and I will have it work the way I want it to.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-06-18T01:04:47+00:00

    Hi TomaM1,

    I tried this twice. I still get the extra screens asking me to set up a PIN. The second time I followed your instructions, the "Disabled" button was already selected, so I know I followed the steps the first time.

    Do you have any other ideas I can try to eliminate these extra screens asking for a PIN setup?

    Thank you in advance!

    Steve

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-18T01:10:07+00:00

    I was having this problem on my laptop, and then I noticed when I logged in that under the box for the password there were now two icons:  the one on the left representing a PIN (it looks like a ten-key), and the one on the right representing a password (it looks something like a password box).  I had inadvertently selected the left box, and so every time I started, it wanted me to create a pin because that's what I was indicating I wanted.  Make sure on your sign-in page (on startup) that the icon for password (under the password box) is selected.  That worked for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-18T12:47:58+00:00

    I was having this problem on my laptop, and then I noticed when I logged in that under the box for the password there were now two icons:  the one on the left representing a PIN (it looks like a ten-key), and the one on the right representing a password (it looks something like a password box).  I had inadvertently selected the left box, and so every time I started, it wanted me to create a pin because that's what I was indicating I wanted.  Make sure on your sign-in page (on startup) that the icon for password (under the password box) is selected.  That worked for me.

    Finally!!!

    It's been driving me bananas. 

    Thank you ❤

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-06-19T12:30:15+00:00

    Thanks, 15 minutes using Windows for the first time in 16 years and I was already about to bin it because of this one absurd login requirement.  "Do you want to use a PIN?" and the only option is "Create PIN".  !#$!#$

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-06-19T12:45:03+00:00

    I'm glad I could help!  I've also recently come back to windows after 10 years.

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