Hi
I get the same - did you get a useful answer?
Thanks
Eric
Windows 11, forgot pin and can't use other sign in options
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I tried logging in with my fingerprint but some reason it didn't work and then said needs pin to sign in, I can't log in to my laptop at all, I forgot my pin and I unfortunately don't have my pin with me to type it out ( I usually have my passwords and pins written down somewhere incase I forget). It doesn't have the "I forgot my pin" option at all and tried disabling the secure boot option in BIOS, didn't do anything. I tried holding down shift+ restart to try entering to safe mode, did not work. I do not want to reset my laptop to lose all of my stuff and I'm at my wits end with this, how do I solve this?
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2024-09-10T19:02:30+00:00 Hi Martin
With my ASUS there is something else blocking the CMD at reboot - I remember a trick of replacing the OSK with CMD - I get the toggle but I don't get the CMD or the On screen keyboard - any ideas on what blocks the CMD at the PIN screen?
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Anonymous
2024-09-20T09:16:46+00:00 Hi, I am having the same issue however the command centre keeps responding with "The system cannot find the path specified". I have tried it multiple times and double checked that I have typed everything out correctly. Nothing else is working either
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Anonymous
2024-09-23T14:03:49+00:00 I tried this and just on step one even the windows logo isn’t showing on my laptop when the pc restarts. Is there any other way to fix the issue?
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Anonymous
2024-09-23T23:02:38+00:00 How do I “Navigate to the path below and delete the entire contents of this folder:”? I don’t know how to navigate to any path.