Once you set up the PIN, close the Settings page and lock your device. Now you’ll be prompted to use the PIN instead of the Password on your Windows 11/10 PC.

This option will appear for local Windows 10 accounts after entering the password incorrectly once. Windows 10 will ask a series of security questions that you set up when you created the account.

On Windows 11/10 PCs, most users set up an admin/login password to prevent others from accessing their computers without their knowledge; however, this may not be enough if we need to protect ...

At the Windows 10 login screen, click the link for I Forgot My Password (Figure A). Figure A At the screen to Verify Your Identity, click the dropdown menu to choose how you want to receive a code ...

On Windows 10, you can change the sign-in name through your online Microsoft account settings or Control Panel if you use a local account, and in this guide, we’ll show you how.

This is not the case if you have a Windows 10 2-in-1, convertible, Surface, and or tablet device. In this case, the default Windows 10 setting does require you to sign in when you wake your device up.