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Yet another bug with this months Win10 1903 cumulative update: PIN knockout
I don’t know how widespread this is, but @gpmartens1 reports:
Applied the KB 4515384 Cumulative Update to 4 machines using Win 10 1903. On 3 of the 4 machines, it made Pin Login Unavailable. I uninstalled the update on 1 machine, and it did not fix the problem. I’ve tried numerous suggested fixes/changes in Group Policy, etc., and nothing has fixed the problem. No other problems have been noted yet.
There are other details to getting to this point, but found a solution, after trying 10-15 other suggestions. Delete the contents of the folder C:\Windows\ServiceProfile\LocalServices\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Ngc , then reboot, and your prompted for the Pin login again. Don’t know why it’s requiring a 6 digit PIN, because I’ve never set that rule. The files in the Ngc folder will be rebuilt when you reboot.
Worth noting: Microsoft says it fixed a similar-sounding bug in the late-late second August cumulative update for 1903. Per KB 4512941:
Addresses an issue that may prevent the personal identification number (PIN) prompt from appearing when authenticating in Internet Explorer.
I wonder if this is a new manifestation of an old bug — or a completely new one altogether?
Have any of you had this problem?