PC Wakeup not showing

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PC Wakeup not showing

Frank Lamanna 0

After my PC wakes up its not asking for my Pin anymore

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Emma1-N 13,320 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Welcome Frank Lamanna,

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A Forum. I understand that your Windows 11 PC no longer asks for your PIN after waking from sleep.

Could you let me know:

Did this start after a recent Windows update or any system changes?
Are you using a PIN with Windows Hello, or another sign-in method such as a password or fingerprint?

In the meantime, you can try these steps:

Option 1: Check the Screen Saver settings

Press Windows + R, type control desk.cpl,,@screensaver and press Enter
Enable On resume, display logon screen if available
Click Apply

Option 2: Review power settings

Open Control Panel > Power Options
Select your current power plan
Choose Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings
Expand Sleep and review the available wake-related settings

Option 3: Confirm sleep is being used

Some systems may be entering a different power state such as Modern Standby rather than traditional sleep
Open Command Prompt and run:powercfg /a
Note which sleep states are available on the device

Option 4: Test with a new local user account

Create a temporary local account
Sign in to that account and check whether the PIN prompt appears after waking the PC

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Emma1-N 13,320 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-26T07:49:39.08+00:00

Hello Frank Lamanna,

I just wanted to check if my previous response addressed your question correctly. If there is anything I may have misunderstood, I would truly appreciate it if you could provide a bit more detail to help me better understand your needs.
Frank Lamanna 0 Reputation points

2026-09-26T17:04:19.76+00:00

Dropdown did not include Never
Emma1-N 13,320 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-29T00:35:08.8166667+00:00
Hello Frank Lamanna,

Thank you for coming back. Please try other steps:

Force Windows to lock on wake

Open Windows Terminal (Admin).

Run:

powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1

powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1

powercfg /SETACTIVE SCHEME_CURRENT

Restart the PC and test sleep/wake behavior.
Emma1-N 13,320 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-29T23:39:21.0866667+00:00

Hello Frank Lamanna,

Is there any update from you? Please let me know, I will be here to assist you.

Answer 3

David-M 127.3K Independent Advisor

Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

This usually happens if the sign-in requirement setting was turned off or reset. You can easily turn it back on by following these steps:

Open Settings by pressing the "Windows key + I";
Click on "Accounts" on the left menu;
Select "Sign-in options";
Look for the section labeled "If you've been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?";
Change the dropdown menu from "Never" to "Every Time".

Once you change that, Windows will prompt for your PIN every time it wakes up.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

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