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Windows PIN & Sign-in

Recover access when your Windows PIN is unavailable after a restart or settings change.

01Try password sign-in

  1. At the Windows sign-in screen, select Sign-in options and choose the password option.
  2. Enter your account password. Your account password and Windows Hello PIN are different credentials.

02Reset Windows Hello

  1. If the sign-in screen offers I forgot my PIN, follow the account verification prompts.
  2. Once signed in, open Settings → Accounts → Sign-in options → PIN (Windows Hello) to change or reset your PIN.

03If you still cannot sign in

  1. Use Microsoft’s account recovery guidance or your device administrator.
  2. Tell Cheat Market support which product you were setting up, your Windows version and what changed before the problem. Never send your password, PIN or recovery key in a ticket.

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