Forgot Password for my Local Account

I am running Windows 11 with a Local Admin Account currently just using my Windows Hello PIN to sign in to Windows.
I do not know it because I forgot my Password.

One crucial question.

In case I need to go into Safe Mode with a Local Admin Account, will it still ask for the PIN or will it revert back asking for a Password?

But hopefully that I do not have to go into Safe Mode.

Can someone please test this if anyone has a LOCAL account currently using a PIN?
Just need to see or check if it really reverts back to just a Password when in Safe Mode.
I would appreciate this.

Again, PIN is no issue. That is fine by me.

post removed by me because it was the wrong answer to the question.

best of luck Steve ..

XxXxX said:

NOTE
if you have Bitlocker or drive encryption enabled please either disable it or make a note of your encryption key

if you disable TPM within your BIOS it will delete the PIN
as that is where the PIN is stored

restart then use your password to logon

then go to
settings > accounts > sign in options
open the PIN entry and delete your PIN

#####
restart back into the BIOS and enable TPM
restart back into the system then you set your PIN up again.

best of luck Steve ..

Click to expand...

Question: How will they use the password to sign-in if they cannot remember the password?

But while we are on the topic of BitLocker: If you do NOT use BitLocker, you can connect that drive to another system, take ownership of any files that you need to rescue. Save that to somewhere like an external drive. Reinstall Windows. Restore any files you rescued.

hsehestedt said:

Question: How will they use the password to sign-in if they cannot remember the password?

But while we are on the topic of BitLocker: If you do NOT use BitLocker, you can connect that drive to another system, take ownership of any files that you need to rescue. Save that to somewhere like an external drive. Reinstall Windows. Restore any files you rescued.

Click to expand...

my bad misread the post
i read it as forgot PIN but remember password

many thanks for pointing it out
best of luck Steve ..

win11freak said:

In case I need to go into Safe Mode with a Local Admin Account, will it still ask for the PIN or will it revert back asking for a Password?

Click to expand...

All Windows Hello options (face, PIN, and fingerprint) are not enabled in Safe Mode so it will ask for the password.

If you ever need to get into Safe Mode then you reset your Local Account password. Simply type netplwiz into the Windows Run box, choose your account, then click on "Reset Password".