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I have recently re-installed Windows 10. When I installed it I was forced to create a pin. I was able to remove the pin once I'd logged on but now every time I reboot my computer Windows insists that I create a pin for it, claiming "We think you'll like it". I don't like it, I like using my password and I find this incredibly annoying and intrusive; it takes me an extra 30 seconds to log in because I have to jump through a dozen hoops to skip the pin creation. How do I disable the pin feature on Windows 10? I don't want it to ever prompt me to create a pin again.
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Hi Francis, this is a bug in version 1803 . . .
Cancel the PIN prompt and login to your PC
Go to Windows Defender Security Centre icon on the tray.
Under 'Account Protection' go to 'Set up Windows Hello for faster, more secure sign-in'
Click 'Set-up', it will prompt you to set up a pin - don't.
Click "Dismiss"
After that, there should be no more prompting at startup
See image below. After disabling the Windows Hello as described elsewhere in this stream, you need to change how you login slightly.
When I go to Windows Hello it states that it is not available on this machine.
And my decision to switch to mac got that much *#@cking easier.
Yes! This worked! Thank you!
