{"id":11468,"date":"2016-08-17T17:37:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T21:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=11468"},"modified":"2021-05-22T07:41:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T11:41:26","slug":"use-a-pin-instead-of-a-password-to-log-in-to-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/use-a-pin-instead-of-a-password-to-log-in-to-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Use a PIN Instead Of a Password to Log In to Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Use a PIN Instead of a Password to Log in to Windows 10<\/strong><\/span>
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Did you know you can log in to Windows with a four-digit PIN instead of a password? Maybe it\u2019s not as secure as logging in with a 14-character password, but it\u2019s much better than nothing at all. It’s quicker and easier to type in a 4-digit PIN and easier to remember. So, i<\/span>f you\u2019d like to log into Windows 10 with a four-digit PIN, instead of a password, just follow the instructions below:<\/span>
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\n<\/span> Click Start \u2014> Settings (you can also access this setting by pressing Windows key + i )<\/span>
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\n<\/span> Click on Accounts then click Sign-in Options (See below).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span> Under PIN click \u201cAdd\u201d (I\u2019ve already added a PIN, so my option says \u201cChange “instead of Add). When you click Add under PIN, you\u2019ll be prompted to verify your Windows Password.<\/span>
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Enter a 4-digit PIN (see image below), verify it, then click Finish. The next time you restart Windows 8.x you\u2019ll be prompted to enter your PIN. If you ever forget your PIN, you will be redirected to the normal password prompt and can log in by typing in your password.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And that’s it. Next time you log in to Windows, you can use your 4-digit PIN instead of your password. But don’t forget your password — you may need it again after a major update or if you reset your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Use a PIN Instead of a Password to Log in to Windows 10 Did you know you can log in to Windows with a four-digit PIN instead of a password? Maybe it\u2019s not as secure as logging in with a 14-character password, but it\u2019s much better than nothing at all. It’s quicker and easier to type\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11468"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21421,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11468\/revisions\/21421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}