A couple of Windows 11 questions.

shiraz99

TELLIT01 said:

Just a thought before I remove the requirement for a PIN.  If I remove it will the system demand some other form of verification?  I just want to be able to do the same as I do on Windows10.  That is click on the user screen and go straight in.

You've setup the laptop using your MS account so you'll need to have some form of verification when you use that account. Best thing to do, as discussed, is keep that account there as an admin account and create a separate local account that you use without any password/pin verification.

TELLIT01

Thanks for all the advice.  I'll just stick with having to use a PIN every time.  It's not a case of forgetting PINs, it's organisations forcing things on me that I neither want or need.  When setting up the laptop, there was no option, at least not one that I saw, to bypass setting up a Microsoft account, or to set it up as local account.  Typical of Microsoft these days though.

Jenni_D

If you search you'll find that you can install W11 with a local account, but you have to jump through a few hoops (essentially forcing the PC offline during setup).

km1500

my pc does not have a PIN and boots straight to the desktop.

shiraz99

Jenni_D said:

If you search you'll find that you can install W11 with a local account, but you have to jump through a few hoops (essentially forcing the PC offline during setup).

^Exactly this. If you disable wifi or any network access during setup you can create a local account.

Neil_Jones

shiraz99 said:

Jenni_D said:

If you search you'll find that you can install W11 with a local account, but you have to jump through a few hoops (essentially forcing the PC offline during setup).

^Exactly this. If you disable wifi or any network access during setup you can create a local account.

Doesn't work in Windows 11 setup. Works in 10 setup though (and has always worked in 10 setup)

https://www.ghacks.net/2022/05/13/how-to-bypass-the-microsoft-account-requirement-during-windows-setup/ - see Bypass 1.  This may change with later versions of 11 though.

Also note:  If you have a local account in 10 and you upgrade to 11, it remains a local account and you don't get bugged to upgrade it.

Jenni_D

When I searched earlier I found a website that gave 3 ways of setting up a W11 computer with only a local account.  

TELLIT01

Jenni_D said:

If you search you'll find that you can install W11 with a local account, but you have to jump through a few hoops (essentially forcing the PC offline during setup).

I made the mistake of assuming setup would be as straightforward as Windows 10 where I simply followed the prompts and ended up with a system without a load of faffing about and no PIN / password or anything else.  At that stage I had no reason to search for anything. 

BitLocker was even more frustrating with a 48 digit key to input.  What really ****** me off was the Microsoft instructions for how to find the key.  They assume you have access to another device where you can log into a Microsoft account to retrieve that information.  Fortunately I did.

I have since done some searching and a number of potential solutions to things like applying the 'Classic Desktop' had a final entry saying the solution no longer works after a recent update.  Microsoft are clearly keen to impose their desire and design on the user.

libra10

When my PC was new with Windows 11, I had the same problem and posted a question at Microsoft support.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-how-do-i-remove-sign-in-with-pin-screen/3e97bb97-ad48-4dc9-8aec-a109d672b5ad

The first responses in the thread weren't helpful, but eventually the problem was resolved.

Good luck

TELLIT01

Thanks libra10.  I haven't had a chance to read that link yet.  At the end of the process were you able to access without PIN and password?