I am prompted for my pin when booting windows. I do that. But I want to skip that login. But now it asks for my password, which I don't remember. Am I stuck with using my pin, or can I still skip that screen if I have my pin but not password?
And is there a way to get back a forgotten password?
Thanks.
When you get this sorted, think ... Do I really need a PIN and/or password? Why? Just because Windows asks for it, you don't have to.
You cannot recover a password from Windows. You can log in with your PIN then you can change your password to whatever you want.
Change passwords of Local and MSAccounts - TenForumsTutorials - Options 5, 6
And write your new password down somewhere secure yet accessible.
You can avoid having a password entirely for a local account but not for an MSAccount-linked user account.
But there is little point since you can bypass having to enter it using netplwiz, see
Sign in User Account Automatically - TenForumsTutorials
and, if necessary & as explained in the tutorial, its related procedure
Enable or Disable Passwordless Sign-in - TenForumsTutorials
But, whatever you decide, make sure you write the password down somewhere secure yet accessible.
Denis
Last edited by Try3; 15 Aug 2022 at 06:53.
In this video, i will show you a simple method of resetting a forgotten Windows 10 or Windows 11 local user account password, without the need for any third-party tools.
I'm not judging anybody, just a heads up to be careful what you talk about and post. This sort of topic has gotten me in heat with forum modes ( not here) in the past.
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