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Asking this here as I'm fairly sure some of you do this sort of stuff for a living and for the life of me I can't find a fix...
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Windows 11 popped up with this two days ago. Was from a fresh boot and the computer sits unused for days so there had been no multiple log in attempts. My pin won't let me in, and the use other sign in option does not come up as an option. To be honest, I can even think whether there is a password set, might just be the pin. I can log into my kids profile, not using their pin, I get the same message, but with their password backup.
The leave for 2 hours does jack. I still get this screen after multiple attempts trying to do this....
Is there a way I can log into my admin account from my kids account and fix this? Or another way to fix this...?
oh god.
ok ok ok ok so there is a very Big Shit Thing going on with win updates that is bricking things it shouldn't. But. Try this:
Hold the power button to force shut down, then power it back on. Hit and hold f4 to see if you can trigger a safe mode boot.
If not, then we try recovery mode - same thing, but hold down f8 and see if loads a boot options menu . If not THAT then:
Turn the PC on again, then quickly force it off again by holding down the power button two more times during startup. On the third time, it should autoload Recovery Mode.
Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart.
After the restart, press F4 to start in Safe Mode.
Once you're finally in Safe Mode, Windows should ask for your account password, not the PIN. After logging in hit winkey+I to open settings. Go to Accounts > Sign-in options and under PIN (Windows Hello), click Remove to disable the PIN.
Anyone stuck with this dog sneeze of an OS, make sure you have pin disabled by doing that last sentence.
....and in swoops the user I was hoping would comment. Thanks, I'll try this later when I get home.
How'd you go?
I think I'm just gonna install Linux mint. I figured basically everything I use is web-based or has a really good open source alternative. Only tricky thing I had to figure for my kids (and me actually) was Minecraft bedrock, which I've found a workaround for using the MCPE version... Thanks though
Can't say i'm sorry you're leaving an abusive OS
Done. It's instantly so much better.
Oh noes not a reputation!!!
Your brain is incredible. Just in case no one has told you that today.
I have been doing this for a very very long time :P
Ouch. Sorry my solution to this was to change to linux ๐ง
Yeah, I was thinking that too. No real need for windows that I can think of. I used to run Linux and ran into issues every now and then hence changing back....
Hrmm.. might help?
Recovery mode...๐ฌ... Flashback to regularly soft-bricking my first android after trying to flash custom ROMs
But thanks, will try tonight