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Windows 10 Pin Something Went Wrong



PIN’s used to work in Windows 10 with no changes to GPO’s but at some point in recent Win 10 ADMX templates, Microsoft added an odd setting. They turned off PIN’s by default and you have to turn them on in via GPO if you want to use them on a domain connected user account.

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This means that there is not a GPO that is blocking your use of PINs and the message “THIS SETTING IS MANAGED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION” is very misleading.

Something Went Wrong Windows Hello

Something went wrong. If the problem persists contact the administrator. More Information. Go Back Reset Retry. When creating or changing the PIN for a user account on a Windows 10 computer, one of the errors 0x8009002d, 0x8007139f, 0x80090030, 0x80090032 or 0x80090016 may appear. Here are the full symptoms: If there is already a PIN configured, you may be able to sign-in using the PIN. When signing in using the PIN, errors “ The PIN is incorrect. To fix Windows Hello PIN when you can’t use, change, remove, or add PIN to your account, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. Type the first command to take ownership of the NGC folder and press Enter: takeown. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. Then copy and paste following text string in.

The solution to using PIN’s on a domain is quite easy:

Pin Sign In Issues Windows 10 Home

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  1. Open Group Policy Editor and either create a new policy or edit an existing one
  2. Expand Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon
  3. Double click on Turn on convenience PIN sign-in
  4. Select ENABLED
  5. Wait for your PC to sync with the domain or run a GPUPDATE /FORCE
  6. Have a nice day

This makes WINDOWS HELLO PINS optional, if you want to require a PIN go to USER > Administrative Templates > Windows Component, and select Windows Hello for Business

Also note that if you are a local administrator (i.e. on your corporate PC), you can also make this change in the LOCAL GROUP POLICY EDITOR by clicking START, typing GPEDIT.MSC .

This has been a up my butt for months now. I could not find the GPO that was blocking the use of PIN’s no matter how many GPRESULT -R’s I ran, so I hope this helps your frustration level.