You can also buy external devices to add Windows Hello support. You'll also need to be signed in with a Microsoft or enterprise account. If you just got a brand-new PC and you haven't set it up ...

Upon logging in, you'll be able to set up Windows Hello using your external device. Once you have changed the setting above, ...

Provide your Microsoft account password and then it will prompt you to set up a PIN (Windows Hello). Enter a PIN and remember it. Your Password-less User Account on Windows 11/10 will now be ready.

Follow these steps to disable Windows Hello. The pathway is the same on both Windows 10 and 11. Please note that if you set up Windows Hello using an external device, such as a USB fingerprint ...

A big differentiator between a Password and Windows Hello PIN is that the PIN is connected to a device on which it is set up. The PIN is of no use to anyone without the specified hardware.