Can a Hyper-V Virtual Machine use a Picture Password?

Greetings.

I set up Hyper-V in my Win 10 Anniversary install and created a Win 10 Virtual Machine which is fully activated.

I tried setting up a picture password for this VM. The Picture Password option was not available but I got it to show using gpedit. I then set a Picture Password but when I reboot, the Picture Password does not show up.

Is it possible to use a Picture Password in a Hyper-V VM?

Are you using Enhanced Mode with that Windows 10 vm? If so, read this quote from another thread:

Installed Anniversary 14393.0 from the official MS site. The very first update when I joined the Insider Program was a Defender Update amd kb3176929. This upgraded the Hyper-VM I used to directly to 14393.10.

The only thing that was strange was that - although I installed a PIN during installation that sign-in option never appeared and in fact was not available in the Settings section. Probably something to do with the Virtual Disk Hardware??

Hyper-V Enhanced Mode is based on RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and requires a password, PIN and Picture Passworddo not work in Enhanced Mode. Therefore, logically when signing in with password using Enhanced Mode the PIN and Picture Password options are also missing from Sign-in options​:

As soon as you switch from Enhanced Mode to normal mode, PIN and Picture Password will become available:

Screenshots taken just now, both from same Hyper-V vm. First when using Enhanced Mode, second when using normal mode.

Short: you cannot use PIN and Picture Password to sign in to your vm if using Enhanced Mode connection. turning Enhanced Mode off you can use any sign-in method including PIN and Picture Password.

Kari

A very detailed answer. Thanks Kari. Much appreciated.

A very detailed answer. Thanks Kari. Much appreciated.

The advantages of enhanced mode far outweigh the minor inconvenience of not being able to use a picture password.

A very detailed answer. Thanks Kari. Much appreciated.

You are welcome!

The advantages of enhanced mode far outweigh the minor inconvenience of not being able to use a picture password.

Exactly