{"id":5281,"date":"2015-09-21T03:53:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T03:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=5281"},"modified":"2015-09-21T04:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T04:01:47","slug":"reset-or-remove-windows-10-pin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/reset-or-remove-windows-10-pin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset or Remove Windows 10 PIN If You Forgot It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you set up a PIN login on your computer but forgot the PIN code? PIN is a convenient way for tablet users to log into Windows 10 without typing complicated password. This is really helpful especially if your tablet is not connected to a keyboard. If you’ve forgotten Windows 10 PIN, you can reset \/ remove it easily so long as you can log on with an alternative sign-in option – local account or Microsoft account.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> If you’re completely locked out of your Windows 10 PC and can’t login with any sign-in option, try to use PCUnlocker<\/a> to reset your forgotten passwords of local \/ Microsoft account.<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Reset or Remove Forgotten PIN in Windows 10?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Click on the Windows icon in the left-hand corner of your screen, you’ll open up the Start menu. Next click on Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. When the Settings app opens, click on Accounts<\/strong>.\n

    \"pc-settings\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. Click on Sign-in options<\/strong> on the left pane. Under the PIN section, click on the “I forgot my PIN<\/strong>” link.\n

    \"forgot-my-pin\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. The password reset procedures differ between Microsoft account and local account.\n

    \tFor Local Account:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. If you’re using a local account, Windows will prompt you to verify your local account password. Enter your password and click OK.\n

      \"verify-local-account-password\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. You’re now prompted to set up PIN again. Enter 4 digit number for your new PIN login and click OK<\/strong>. If you want to remove and disable the PIN, click Cancel<\/strong>.\n

      \"set-up-pin\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \tFor Microsoft Account:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. If you PIN is for a Microsoft account, you’ll see this confirmation dialog. Click Continue<\/strong> to confirm that you really forgot your PIN.\n

        \"forgot-your-pin\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. Microsoft will send you a security code to validate that you are the owner of the Microsoft account. Enter the recovery email address for verification and click on Next<\/strong>.\n

        \"verify-email-address\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. Check your email account and look for a message from Microsoft account team. Copy the security code from the mail and paste it in the Code text box. Click on Next<\/strong>.\n

        \"enter-security-code\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      4. Now you can either set up a new PIN or click Cancel to disable\/remove the PIN login completely.\n

        \"set-up-pin\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Have you set up a PIN login on your computer but forgot the PIN code? PIN is a convenient way for tablet users to log into Windows 10 without typing complicated password. This is really helpful especially if your tablet is not connected to a keyboard. If you’ve forgotten Windows 10 PIN, you can reset […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1894],"tags":[2261,2260,2259,2258],"class_list":["post-5281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tricks","category-windows-10","tag-disable-windows-10-pin","tag-forgot-windows-10-pin","tag-remove-windows-10-pin","tag-reset-windows-10-pin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5281"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5306,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5281\/revisions\/5306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}