How to Setup Password on Windows 10

 

TO ACCESS YOUR SIGN-IN SETTINGS:

• Click on the Windows icon in the bottom-left corner of your screen to open up the Start menu
• Click the cog icon to open settings
• Click “Accounts”

Click on “Accounts” in your Windows Settings menu.

• Click “Sign-in options”

Under “Sign-in options,” you’ll see several different methods for signing in, including using your fingerprint, a PIN, or a picture password.

• Here, you can adjust how to sign in to your device. You can add a sign-on method by clicking on the option and then “Add.” And you can disable any of these options by clicking on the option and then “Remove.” You may be prompted to enter your Microsoft account password in order to remove an option.
• You can also adjust when your device asks you to sign in again after you’ve been idle. Under “Require sign-in,” you can select a range of options, from every time the system has gone dark to if it’s been dark for 15 minutes. You can also select “Never.”

Using the drop-down options, you can adjust how long your device waits until asking you to sign in again.

TO SET UP A PIN:

• Click “Windows Hello PIN”
• Click “Add”
• A window titled “Create a PIN” will open up. Click “Next.”

Click “Next” to start setting up your PIN.

• You’ll then be asked to enter your Microsoft password. Enter it in, and click “Sign in.”
• Choose a PIN and enter it in both boxes. The default requirement for the PIN is that it only contains numbers. If you want to use letters and symbols as well, you can check the box in the bottom of the window.

Type your PIN into both fields to set it up.

• You can change your PIN later by clicking on “Windows Hello PIN” then “Change.” Enter your old PIN and then your new PIN twice.

You’ll have to enter your old PIN before entering and confirming your new PIN.

TO USE YOUR FINGERPRINT TO SIGN IN:

• Click “Windows Hello Fingerprint”
• Click “Set up”
• Windows Hello will open up. Click “Get started.”

You can use Windows Hello to set up your fingerprint as a sign-in method.

• If you’ve already set up your PIN, you’ll be prompted to enter it in here
• Next, you’ll be asked to your raise your finger and place it on the fingerprint scanner repeatedly

You will need to lower and raise your finger on the sensor repeatedly so it can capture your fingerprint.

As you raise and lower your finger, this graphic will show you how much of your fingerprint has been captured.

• Then, you’ll be asked to do the same, angling your finger differently each time

Next, you’ll need to shift the angle as you raise and lower your finger.

• If you haven’t done so already, you’ll then be asked to choose a PIN as a backup. Click “Set up PIN” to continue.

Windows will recommend you set up a PIN as a backup.

TO SET UP A PICTURE PASSWORD:

Microsoft’s picture password option allows you to use a sequence of gestures paired with a picture to sign in. Instead of using a PIN or password, you’ll have to draw on a picture.

• Click on “Picture Password” in “Sign-in settings”
• Click “Add”
• You’ll be taken to the picture password setup page and asked to enter your Microsoft account password into a pop-up window
• Click “Choose picture”

Click on “Choose picture” to begin setting up your picture password.

• A window will open, and you’ll be able to browse through your photos. Select a picture, and then click “Open.”
• Click “Use this picture” to proceed or “Choose new picture” to select a different picture

If you’re happy with that picture, click “Use this picture” to continue.

• You’ll then be asked to draw three gestures — lines, circles, and taps — on the image. To sign in, you’ll have to repeat the gestures in the same order and in the same position on the image.

The three gestures you draw directly on the image will serve as your picture password.

• Then you’ll have to confirm your picture password by doing those same three gestures again. If you can’t remember, click “Start over.”
• Click “Finish” on the next screen to complete setup.

You’ve finished setting up your picture password.