I’ve used a PIN to log in for years, but suddenly my laptop won’t accept it?

p5QwCp · Post by **p5QwCp** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:59 pm

I had the same problem last month after an update. Signing in with my password and re-adding the PIN was the fix for me. Hope that helps.

O5yl810xpk3k · Post by **O5yl810xpk3k** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 1:05 am

Agreed, that fix usually works. One extra tip: if you're still stuck, try restarting and checking for optional updates—sometimes a follow-up patch resolves it.

165zeezmxl · Post by **165zeezmxl** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:18 pm

This happened to me too. I ended up having to remove the old PIN entirely and create a new one before it would stick.

eg475873967 · Post by **eg475873967** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:25 pm

Agreed. This happened to me after a recent update. I had to use my password to log in and then set up the PIN again from settings.

tJaXMmk · Post by **tJaXMmk** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 1:07 pm

This. Yeah, that's exactly what worked for me too—just a quick re-setup and it was fine.

816fdayisj · Post by **816fdayisj** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:55 pm

This. I had the same problem after an update last month. I just signed in with my password and recreated the PIN.

o2877d62 · Post by **o2877d62** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:44 pm

Same here. You could also try running the Windows Hello troubleshooter, which sometimes fixes these glitches automatically.

JqFfiCXeNMU · Post by **JqFfiCXeNMU** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 11:51 pm

Can confirm. You could also check if temporarily signing in with your password and resetting the PIN from Settings works.

1063ppk · Post by **1063ppk** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 12:36 am

Same here. Yeah, that usually does the trick. Also, if you're on a domain, sometimes a quick reboot can help sync things up.

HUEzbh0 · Post by **HUEzbh0** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 2:00 am

Yeah, You could also try signing in with your password, then resetting the PIN from Settings. Let me know if that works.