Can't remove security key

Question

Hi Microsoft Team

I have been getting in my PC after boot up or trying to unlock it that primary sign in option is Security Key

I have never used or set up this as I only use traditional password.

I have been unable to remove this option from the Sign in Options and no idea why it started to appear as i have never set up one

On windows 10 in Accounts > sign-in options, it shows the Security Key option as setup.

When I click "Manage" to try and remove it, it says "insert security key into the USB port" so we are in a loop as i have never set up one

How can i remove this option from my Sign in to my Windows PC?

Answer 1

HI Gerardo. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Security Key is a feature of organizations with servers, which we do not handle here at all. There is more about this here:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questi...

For further help please ask your System Administrator or at our sister forums for IT Professionals, Q&A forums here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/answers/index.... as Microsoft Community is strictly an end-consumer forum.

Solutions we give here will conflict with Group Policy which is not used in consumer Windows at all.

There are also equally good (and sometimes busier) IT Pro forums here:

https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/

https://www.spiceworks.com/

I hope it helps.