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How do I log into my Windows 11 PC without wifi?
Yesterday at
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Hi
So my Windows 11 machines has a PIN set up. It appears that when I enter the PIN, it checks online for my stored PIN? Or something? In any case, sometimes, I power up and enter the pin before my PC has completed connecting to my wifi... and I get an error (your computer is offline, pin cannot be verified)....
Which makes me think... if wifi is down... how do I log in??? Is my PC now rendered useless without wifi? That would be ridiculous! Can and how do I change this?
Thanks!!!!
So my Windows 11 machines has a PIN set up. It appears that when I enter the PIN, it checks online for my stored PIN? Or something? In any case, sometimes, I power up and enter the pin before my PC has completed connecting to my wifi... and I get an error (your computer is offline, pin cannot be verified)....
Which makes me think... if wifi is down... how do I log in??? Is my PC now rendered useless without wifi? That would be ridiculous! Can and how do I change this?
Thanks!!!!
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You should be able to make one if you go to Settings -> Accounts
Poke around that area and there should be some option to make a local account.
If you make a password (you should) for the local account, make sure it's one you can absolutely remember. There is a hint box you can customize, but if that doesn't jostle your memory, you're locked out with no way to reset it. I don't remember if Windows 11 uses Bitlocker by default, but if it does, your drive would be encrypted and you can't recover anything you saved on it.