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ale2x72
Copper Contributor
Nov 05, 2022

After updating to Windows 11 existing PIN not available (asks for a company account)

I have a personal DELL notebook bought with Windows 10, registered to me and my personal Microsoft Account. I also work at a University that uses Microsoft 365 and I use my company account for apps (...
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  • ale2x72's avatar
    ale2x72
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 06, 2022

    KapilArya thank you very much. I tried the fix, but I was only partially successful.

    First off, I couldn't access the C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder from Windows Explorer. It only grants me access to C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles and from there I cannot open any subfolders. Note that my account has administrator privileges.

    I can access the folder via cmd (run as administrator). I tried to take ownership of all folders and subfolders under ServiceProfiles using the following commands:

     

    takeown /f C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles /r /d y

icacls C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles /grant administrators:F /t

     


    But I still cannot open those folders from Windows explorer.

    I renamed Ngc to Ngc.old via cmd and it did the trick to make the "sorry this PIN... etc." message disappear and let me set a new PIN. However, when I try to do that, after logging in with my personal account credentials and setting a PIN I keep getting a "Something went wrong" error.

    Any suggestions?

    • KapilArya's avatar
      KapilArya
      MVP
      Nov 06, 2022

      Okay, try setting PIN from login screen, see if that works. Refer 2nd part here:

      https://www.kapilarya.com/how-to-setup-pin-in-windows-11

       

      Also make sure, if you're signed in with Microsoft account, verify the account.

      Keep us posted!

      Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

      • ale2x72's avatar
        ale2x72
        Copper Contributor
        Nov 06, 2022

        Thank you again! Sadly, trying from login screen did not work either (same "Something went wrong" error). My Microsoft account is already verified.

        EDIT: on top of that now the fingerprint scan isn't enough to log in and Windows tells me that my PIN is required to log in, forces me to log in via my personal account password, sends me to the PIN setup window and ends up with the "Something went wrong" error

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