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Copper Contributor

Aug 13, 2024

Window 11 Keeps Asking For My PIN Even After I've Told It Not To

I had my computer set to 'Never ask for PIN' and it was doing just fine until I restarted it and it installed some updates. Now I am back to it asking for my PIN every time it wakes from sleep. I SO ...

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Drizzybro1

Brass Contributor

Aug 13, 2024

Turn off the "Wake up with PIN" option in Windows Settings, then remove the PIN requirement in Power Settings in the Control Panel, if that doesn't work, check Group Policy and Local Security Policy, or reset the PIN. If that doesn't work, check the group policy and local security policy, or reset the PIN. lastly, if the problem persists, try restoring the system to pre-update.

sheilajeanne23
Copper Contributor
Aug 13, 2024
I did a system restore. Didn't fix the problem. All it did was remove the most recent program I installed. 😞

ATM the only other fix I can think of is to not let the computer go into 'sleep' mode!
sheilajeanne23
Copper Contributor
Aug 13, 2024
If I remove the PIN requirement, it asks me to sign in with my password instead. It still asks me to sign in every.bloody.time it wakes up.

I was able to find an option under power settings that says 'Change execution to allow local power shell scripts to run without signing' and have clicked tht option. Will see if that helps. Edit: no, it didn't.

Group Policy and Local Security Policy sounds like they would only apply to a work situation with multiple computers. This is my home computer - I am retired. If those options DO apply, I have no idea how to find them.