Solved Win 11 Home S mode why isn't this working

Grandma1951 · Dec 11, 2022

trying to change a pin required to log into Win 11 S mode I saw many ways this appeared to be the simplest but commands that appears is different from video
what appears is
lock
switch user
sign out
task manager
What is missing is CHANGE PASSWORD

Berton · Dec 11, 2022

This helps to explain S Mode but it may be difficult to make the change. I've seen posts that were more about getting the computer out of S Mode.

What Is Windows 11 S Mode, and Should You Use it?

Windows 11 S Mode gives you a more secure system, but is it worth it for your use case?

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Haydon · Dec 11, 2022

@OP I think you are hitting a limitation of the S mode. Either you accept the limitation or you get out of the S mode.

Grandma1951 · Dec 11, 2022

trying not to get out of S mode but if this simple thing cannot be done, may have too
thank you for your response

glasskuter · Dec 11, 2022

Grandma1951 said:
trying not to get out of S mode

I have to ask WHY?
For the life of me I can't understand why anyone would want to limit themselves by using it.

Brink · Dec 11, 2022

Hello Grandma,

Just to note, PIN and Password are two separate sign-in options.

Normally, you should be able to use an option in the tutorial below to change your account's PIN, even in S Mode.

Change PIN for Account in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to change the PIN for your account in Windows 11. Windows Hello is a more personal, more secure way to get instant access to your Windows 11 devices using a PIN, facial recognition, or fingerprint. You'll need to set up a PIN as part of setting up fingerprint or...

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Grandma1951 · Dec 11, 2022

they wore me down trying to get things that S mode stopped. After a week of bothering people like you I just turned S mode off. Things running fine down loaded things I wanted, all is good
Thank you have a Merry Christmas

Brink · Dec 11, 2022

Grandma1951 said:
they wore me down trying to get things that S mode stopped. After a week of bothering people like you I just turned S mode off. Things running fine down loaded things I wanted, all is good
Thank you have a Merry Christmas

Great news. I'm glad you got it all sorted out now. :party: