Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
☑️ Changing your Windows sign in PIN isn't something hiding in your Microsoft account, it's set on each machine itself. I'll show you where to find it in Settings, plus why a PIN is safer than you might think and when you should actually bother changing it.
☑️ Changing PINs
Your PIN is not part of your Microsoft account; it’s separate for each machine where you set it up. To change it, open Windows Settings, search for PIN, and click Change PIN. You will type your old PIN, then your new one twice.
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0:00 How Do I Change My Windows PIN?
0:42 Changing the PIN
1:32 Why change your PIN?
2:29 What about other machines?
2:56 How are PINs even safe?
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☑️ Changing your Windows sign in PIN isn't something hiding in your Microsoft account, it's set on each machine itself. I'll show you where to find it in Settings, plus why a PIN is safer than you might think and when you should actually bother changing it.
☑️ Changing PINs
Your PIN is not part of your Microsoft account; it’s separate for each machine where you set it up. To change it, open Windows Settings, search for PIN, and click Change PIN. You will type your old PIN, then your new one twice.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/194704
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ How Long Should a Password Be? ▶ youtu.be/ZpvKr6aiu_0
Chapters
0:00 How Do I Change My Windows PIN?
0:42 Changing the PIN
1:32 Why change your PIN?
2:29 What about other machines?
2:56 How are PINs even safe?
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
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