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Re:What’s new in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update by gbba on Thursday May 28, 2020 @10:01AM (#23337302)
PIN is probably not the best term they could've chosen since the term implies it should be a number.

However in this case, the Windows 10 "PIN" can actually be a longer password.

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Re:What’s new in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update by 8fingerlouie on Friday May 29, 2020 @07:18AM (#23348642)
>However in this case, the Windows 10 "PIN" can actually be a longer password.

So why is it better to have a longer PIN instead of a longer password ?

If a PIN is just another password with the same length/complexity requirements as a regular password, why should i bother ?

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Re:What’s new in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update by soylentcola on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:28PM (#23339996)
Like a personal identification npassword?

Seriously, though, PIN implies a number for a reason (even if people don't think about it or say things like "PIN number"). They should expect confusion if they refer to a password as a PIN.

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