Now any attempt to log in via RDP is rejected. Which worked flawlessly and well.up until Microsoft kindly forced me to use a PIN. Why this level of anger? Well, besides it being >my>I<< want it to (remember the 'personal' thing in 'PC'?) I'd like to be able to continue accessing my desktop, from my LAN, via RDP. Leaving aside the very important issue good programming practice doesn't inflect fracking changes like this without providing (a) a clear option to decline or (b) an option to revert, I'd like to be able to know how to revert to using a password and permanentlyĮxpunge, with extreme lethal prejudice :), the use of PINs on my login account. To do so you must be logged as Administrator.

So, obviously, something in the 'upgrade' trashed my password. Go to C:WindowsServiceProfilesLocalServiceAppDataLocalMicrosoftNGC. 4 Click and open the Account protection settings. 3 Click on the Windows Defender icon (a shield-like icon) to open the Windows Defender settings. 2 When on the Desktop screen, click on the upward pointing arrow at the menu on the right-bottom corner of the screen. The PIN.but selecting the password option at the login screen and entering the password results in 'password not recognized'. 1 Log on to the system by bypassing the Windows Hello prompt screen as usual.

After which my password doesn't work anymore! To be clear, I can sign in with Disable Windows 10 login password with Windows Password Recovery Tool (forgot password) If you have forgotten your Windows 10 account user password, then this is the top of the heap solution. I just 'upgraded' my Windows 10 system to 20H2.and one of the 'gifts' the wonderful programmers at Microsoft included forced me to provide a PIN for logging in to my desktop. Disable the Create a PIN prompt sign-in in the policy template.

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