How to Disable PIN reset in Windows 10?

Windows 10 offers different types of sign-in options for Windows 10 users, Earlier Windows 10 users use Password to sign in to their computer. Recent Windows 10 updates offer different types of Sign-in methods, like Picture password, Fingerprint, Windows hello PIN, facial recognition, and iris scan. Among these options, Windows Hello PIN is very popular. Hello PIN is very user-friendly, secure, and reliable. Windows Hello PIN is very easy to set up, and many users prefer PIN. PIN is very easy to Remember and resetting the PIN is also easy. Windows 10 allows users to reset the PIN at the login page itself. If you forget your PIN then, windows will display the I forgot my PIN option on the Sign-in page. Clicking on the link will take you to Microsoft PIN reset page. This is a very easy way to reset the PIN option. If you want to prevent the users from Resetting the PIN, then this article will guide you to Disable PIN reset in Windows 10.

Disable PIN reset in Windows 10:

Note: Modifying the Registry is risky, and it causes irreversible damage to your OS Installation Follow the steps correctly. Friendly advice Before Modifying Registry Creating Restore Point is recommended.

Open the Run command by pressing Windows + R and type Regedit and hit enter. This command will open Registry Editor Console.

Now Navigate to the following path.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\NgcPin

From the Left-hand side click on the NgcPin Registry key and from the right-hand side look for the EnablePinReset DWORD. By default, the DWORD value is set to 15 in Decimal base and f in Hexadecimal base.

To disable the PIN Reset, Just modify the EnablePinReset value to 0 and click on OK.