Surface won't let me log in "Your PIN is no longer available due to a change in security settings."

Anonymous
2018-06-11T15:32:25+00:00

Greetings,

I have a Surface Pro running Windows 10.  When I opened it this morning Hello did not recognize me and said "Your PIN is required to sign in."  When I tried to put my PIN in it says "Your PIN is no longer available due to a change in security settings..."  I have not created a USB boot drive.  How do I get logged in?

**Moved to Windows Hello as this is not a problem with the Surface**

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows Hello, lock screen and sign-in

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Anonymous
2018-07-01T16:34:05+00:00

I had this same issue on a family member's computer. I chatted with Microsoft and the only way we could get it fixed was a system reset. I'd say try a restore if you have a restore point first. This was a fairly new computer (Surface Laptop purchased a month ago). After the reset, facial recognition started working again as did the option for a PIN.

Reset this PC.

  1. From the sign-in screen, press and hold the shift key on the keyboard, select the power icon in the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Restart. Keep holding the shift key until the device restarts and the Choose an option screen appears on a blue background.
  2. Once Windows Recovery loads, release the shift button, and then select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Reset this PC> Keep my files.
  3. You should now be able to sign-in again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-30T06:02:19+00:00

    I can’t sign in to my surface laptop; the sign in screen displays: Your pin is required to sign in. While in the sign in options this message is displayed:

    Your pin is no longer available due to a change to the security settings on this device. You can set up your pin again by going to Settings>Accounts>signin options

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-07T22:26:40+00:00

    I just recently updated my new microsoft surface laptop. Upon finishing the update i went to sign in. Although, when i tried to type my password in, i wasnt given an option to. It brings up my name and icon and then says “pin login unavailable”; i never even set up a pin so obviouly its not available. It also doesnt give me to click on anything. I have restarted my laptop multiple times after this and still nothing.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-08T13:22:03+00:00

    There is no button to press below it and i did the restart and it is still showing the same thing as before. I also tried going back to a “previous version” and it is still yet to work

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