How to Remove the Windows Hello Pin So You Can Login with Your Password

When you log into a new computer for the first time or finish a new Windows installation, you will most likely be asked to create a PIN number that you can use to login with rather than your password. You might not even realize that this PIN will be used in place of your password and that might not be what you want.

Then when you go to remove your PIN, you might find that the Remove button is greyed out, not allowing you to remove it. Fortunately, this is an easy fix and you just need to change the Hello sign in options in the Windows settings. If you are using Windows Professional Edition then you can even use the Group Policy Editor to help fix this problem. This demo shows how to do this with a Microsoft account as well as a local user account and was made with Windows 11 but the procedure works exactly the same for Windows 10.

Here is how you create a local account in Windows 11 (and Windows 10).

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Here is a writeup of the process.

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[TbirdThunderHD]

As of 2024 This option is no longer available. Please create update video if there's a new way to do this.

[beverlysmith]

When I go to the sign in options it doesn't give me the additional settings. How can I delete the annoying pop up asking for the windows security pin. I also have changed my password for the Microsoft account and when I put that in to have the pop up removed it tells me the username and password do not match. Please help what can I do to get rid of this pop up

[KotoriMizuki]

most useful video i've ever seen better than any other advice from microsoft itself tysm

[daylingarcia]

THIS WAS THE ONLY VIDEO THAT HAD THIS, THIS HELPED MUCH

[amarpatil]

Very useful...I was searching for this... 🙏.. thanks

[tristanmichael]

Additional settings is not present under sign in options

[kocham_czarnych]

I wanted to log in to my Microsoft acount on minecraft but it doesn't let me lofin due to rhat windows hello, i needed to add my microsoft account to my brothers pc just to play minecraft, and when i made my pin, i can't lofin on my my account on my brothers pc account

[habibaatef]

Still doesn't allow me to remove it

[depello]

what if im not logged in on windows and if im trying that asks me the password

[allenbythesea]

I did all of this and the remove button is still greyed out. :(

[Arthur-Morgan-rdr-]

I cant even get in to be able to do this

[pokarfamily]

i have removed this 2 times but it again forces me to create pin. please help

[itsjuneHQ]

Yeah I'm following your video but the thing is my father has a new HP that came with Windows 11 installed refresh colors computer on a task for a pin code that he made I put in the wrong one and then I pressed on forgot then on the screen shows this little special code then I pressed in a pin code I thought he was using that doesn't work he calls me and he tells me now that they can't get into his account because his pin sorry hello pain isn't working so now he's kind of walked out so how do I get into it or better yet how does he get into his account his windows 11 he is stuck on the hello the windows 11 hello screen???? I hope this makes sense so anyway I can summon it up

[MuhammadZeeshan-zhpj]

Ive got a unique problem- so i bought a surface pro and I accidently signed in with the wrong outlook account during the setup. i set up my windows hello face id and password and then realized I didn't want this account on my device. i went to delete that off my device an signed in with a new one and again set up my face id and password. this time it didn't let me set up face id as I had already used my face on another account (which I deleted). now after trying to sign back into the old account and delete my face from windows hello it doesn't show up, and now I'm stuck with two accounts that wont accept my face id coz they're thinking its already being used on another account. i know what i just said may not have made any sense so don't hesitate to ask! anything helps thank you!!

[chris]

so how do you do this if the pc is on a domain and there is no local account?

[elizabelle]

Do I have to create a pin to have the option to remove it? I've never entered one and since the last update Windows keeps forcing the pin set-up page that I can't escape from unless I reboot. It is really annoying.

[namelesswanderer]

EVERY time I start my laptop, "please create your pin" how do I remove this unwanted trash altogether?

[veronicabullard]

How do you turn it off if you can't get to your desktop? I can't even get in. What to do?

[anshinshiru]

And what if you freaking forgot your PIN and can enter your password but only through the recovery console…That is what has me stuck I have my password but cannot reach the desktop

[toneupandgetfit]

What if you don’t have the pin or old email address