So... after all the #$%^ above I get the sense that I cannot use Netplwiz or "some other utility" to get Windows to Log On automatically using a PIN like it currently does using the Microsoft Password?
I'm pretty sure I saw something somewhere on a forum that said there was a way to do that??
Ok, I give up. I've tried to understand your question and give you a sensible answer to which you can't think to give a decent acknowledgement.
IMHO your question is meaningless.
Either you automatically log on, or you use a PIN. In what way, sense, shape or form do you think you can possibly have both?
I found the post I mentioned above: 21H1 version of Windows 10 Pro - make PIN go away? Solved - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)
Post #6 is what I was looking for! I'll give it a try on one of my machines.
A little late but I'm back! I finally got around to playing with the netplwiz.exe and PIN issue. It appears like you people are right - I think I've tried every combination of Windows 10 Sign-In options and netplwiz.exe settings and cannot make auto logon work using a PIN!
I do not understand what you mean - I have a PIN but I can still auto login to PC.
You setup netwplwiz using your MS account passwords - you do not enter PIN in netplwiz.
If I press Win+L to lock pc, I can unlock it using PIN
There is no issue with netplwiz and PIN - in simple terms the PIN is irrelevant to netplwiz.
I think it is your understanding of how a PIN works that is the issue.
Yes, I set the PC up with a PIN and then used netplwiz.exe to auto login with my MSFT Password. That worked but...I did not "understand" if I was getting the "benefit" of the PIN Security by not exposing the MSFT Password over the internet. You're right I am not smart enough to understand what is really going on!
Denis:
Nope. Based on my last post #18 and all the comments above it is apparent that I either use a PIN to log in manually or I override the PIN and use netplwiz.exe to log in automatically with my Microsoft password. No magic. I give up on trying to use the PIN for the added security! I'd rather have the convenience of auto log on.
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