Log in to network computer which uses PIN to log on

I recently changed on of my network machines (all Win11) to login with PIN (instead of PW) and now I cannot access that machine from other computers on the network with either the PIN or its PW.

I think login with PIN is not supported for remote login.

I could be wrong but this is based on my XP with WinRM.

Atom said:

I recently changed on of my network machines (all Win11) to login with PIN (instead of PW) and now I cannot access that machine from other computers on the network with either the PIN or its PW.

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This pops up more often than not.

You can try:

1. Disable the setting forcing Windows Hello login on PCs (Settings --> Accounts --> Sign-in options --> Additional settings --> For improved security, only allow Windows Hello...)
2. When using Remote Desktop, disable Enhanced Session in your RDP session, and you should be able to use Windows Hello (PIN) to log in, or at the very least, username and PW.

A third option, which is not popular, but which I've adopted, is to use a third party software for Remote connections. I evaluated a couple and settled on Royal, which allows me to leave both Enhanced Sessions enabled and for Windows Hello logins on my VMs and it still logs in (automatically, in fact) to all my Win11 VMs.

HTH