{"id":14645,"date":"2019-07-01T07:40:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T07:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=14645"},"modified":"2019-07-01T08:09:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T08:09:10","slug":"disable-windows-hello-pin-setup-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-windows-hello-pin-setup-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Windows Hello PIN Setup in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do I stop Windows 10 from asking you to set up a PIN at startup? Is there a way to disable the add a PIN option in the Settings app? In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to disable Windows Hello PIN setup using group policy in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Disable Windows Hello PIN Setup in Windows 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog, type <strong>gpedit.msc<\/strong> and hit Enter to open Local Group Policy Editor. If you&#8217;re running Windows 10 Home, Local Group Policy Editor is not available and you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-pin-login-in-windows-10-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other ways to disable Windows 10 PIN login<\/a>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gpedit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9207\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to: <em>Computing Configuration \/ Administrative Templates \/ Windows Components \/ Windows Hello for Business<\/em>. On the right-side pane, double-click on the &#8220;<strong>Use Windows Hello for Business<\/strong>&#8221; policy.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/use-windows-hello-for-business.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"326\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14650\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Disabled<\/strong>. Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/disable-windows-10-pin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"563\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14651\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reboot your computer to apply the changes. The next time you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-pc-settings-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open the Settings app<\/a> and go to <strong>Accounts<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Sign-in options<\/strong>. You&#8217;ll find that the options to set up Windows Hello PIN \/ Face \/ Fingerprint are unavailable any longer.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/windows-10-pin-unavailable.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"497\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14652\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve already set up Windows Hello PIN before applying the above policy, you can still sign in to Windows 10 with PIN or remove the existing PIN sign-in option. 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