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First, let me help you to clarify an important point about your setup.
Windows Hello Face and PIN cannot be used for Remote Desktop (RDP) logins. These methods work only for local sign-in. When connecting through the Windows app on Android, you must sign in using a standard username + password, not the PIN, not face recognition and not a blank password.
Secondly, below are the steps that I would like to recommend based on the behavior you described.
1. Use the correct username format + Microsoft account password
Since your Windows PC uses a Microsoft account with Windows Hello, RDP requires your Microsoft account password (the same one used on Outlook.com / Office.com), not the PC PIN.
Try these username formats in the Windows App on Android (top → bottom):
- Option 1 (most reliable for Microsoft accounts)
Username: MicrosoftAccount******@outlook.com
Password: <your Microsoft account password>
- Option 2
Username: ******@outlook.com
Password: <same Microsoft account password>
- Option 3 (only if you have a local account on the PC)
Username: PCNAME\localusername
Password: <local account password> (Blank passwords will not work over RDP)
2. Ensure a real password exists and Windows Hello isn’t blocking RDP
- On the Windows PC
- Open Settings → Accounts → Sign-in options
- Under Additional settings, disable: “Require Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts” (If this is ON, RDP password login may be blocked)
- Make sure your Microsoft account has a password set.
If you changed it online recently, sign out and sign in using the password (not PIN) to sync it.
3. Check Remote Desktop permissions
Make sure your account is allowed to sign in remotely
- Add user to Remote Desktop Users
- Press Win + R → compmgmt.msc
- Local Users and Groups → Groups → Remote Desktop Users
- Add your Microsoft account or local account
- Local Security Policy
Open secpol.msc → Local Policies → User Rights Assignment:
- Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services → must include your user (Administrators/Remote Desktop Users)
- Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services → make sure your user/group is not listed
(Deny overrides Allow)
- Confirm Remote Desktop service and firewall
- services.msc → Remote Desktop Services (TermService) → Running
- Firewall → Allowed Apps → Remote Desktop enabled for your network profile
- If possible, test RDP from another Windows PC on the same LAN
- If it works → the issue is the username format on Android
- If it fails → the issue is server-side (permissions, password)
Thank you for your asking your question.