How do I make Password Manager default to asking for Windows Hello PIN again, instead of Username & Password?

Jaeden Coello 5 Reputation points
2026-09-13T08:31:08.53+00:00

After configuring Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC for automatic logon and removing/re-creating my Windows Hello PIN, Edge’s Microsoft Password Manager now defaults to asking for my full account credentials when viewing saved passwords.

I can still select More choices → PIN and authenticate successfully with my Windows Hello PIN, but I want PIN to be the default authentication method rather than having to select it manually each time.

Is there a Windows/Edge setting or policy that will make the Edge Windows Security prompt default to Windows Hello PIN instead of account name/password?

Thank you for reading, and for any suggestions.

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Microsoft Edge | Profile, sync, and sign in | Windows 10
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Jaeden Coello 5 Reputation points
2026-09-13T11:10:14.5633333+00:00

I somewhat resolved the issue by disabling the auto-log-on configuration.

Per Claude: "Windows tracks which credential method you last used to sign in, per user account, in a specific registry location, and this same tracking applies to every successful authentication, whether it's an unlock, a fresh local logon, or a remote desktop sign-in. That's the mechanism that normally makes PIN show up by default on that Edge prompt — it's literally just remembering 'PIN worked last time.'"

Thanks for reading. Let me know if you have any thoughts on this trade-off.

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