opdenis Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 On my Windows 10 I don't use MS account, instead I use local accound with password and PIN.When I have used MS account login, I have logged into system with my local account which was in User group. My admin account was signed with MS account. So when I wanted to call admin rights, there was UAC prompt with PIN by default.Now I use admin account without MS authorization and by default UAC appears with PASSWORD prompt. I can choose PIN, but it is in the second row, so I cannot just type numbers...Is there a way to set PIN field active by default? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) I'm sorry I don't know how to advise you to correct this, but it does bring a general question to mind... Is using a PIN with a few numbers somehow better than setting up an alphanumeric password, when used with a local account? I do understand that a PIN could be better for protecting an individual device when an ID / password that gets you into your entire realm of devices is used, and you feel your password may be compromised because it might be guessable or otherwise have become available to others. -Noel Edited December 21, 2015 by NoelC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opdenis Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) Yes, its better - this is my home PC. Only my wife and I use it My child is too small yet Edited December 22, 2015 by opdenis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpdesk98 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I can see one way that it might be good to use a pin. If you are logging in with your MS account and don't want use the same login info on the local computer. I said that kinda wired sorry for that. here is a quote:by Rodalli on redit Essentially, Microsoft is enabling you to use your laptop or desktop the same way you would a Windows Phone (or an iPhone, or an Android). You can use a PIN to unlock the device, but a password is still used with your MS account (Apple account/Google account, etc.), in order to access your email, OneDrive, the app store, etc. from any other location. It's another layer of protection. The PIN isn't intended to replace your account password for anything other than unlocking the device.source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yes, its better - this is my home PC. Only my wife and I use it My child is too small yet You didn't answer the question about why you feel it's better, but that's okay if you don't want to. The reason I asked is because I was just going to suggest setting the password to the same number as the PIN. -Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opdenis Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yes, its better - this is my home PC. Only my wife and I use it My child is too small yet You didn't answer the question about why you feel it's better, but that's okay if you don't want to. The reason I asked is because I was just going to suggest setting the password to the same number as the PIN. -Noel I see.The PIN is quicker - I don't need to press Enter and use my "strong" password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Understood. From so many years of typing I find typing in my password so second nature at this point that I don't even notice it. -Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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