If you want to view content from other supported devices wirelessly on your Windows machine, you can enable mirroring so that those devices can project to your Windows 11 PC. Using a wireless display app, you can project or mirror a phone, PC, or Android device to the screen on your PC, and control it using its keyboard, mouse, and other devices. For security reasons, you can choose to require a pin when paring to restrict devices that can project to this PC in Windows 11. Your options are: Never, First Time, or Always require a PIN for pairing when projecting to your PC. Below is how to enable or disable “Require PIN for pairing” when projecting to this PC in Windows 11.
How to turn it on or off requires a PIN for pairing when projecting to this PC in Windows 11
As described above, you can choose to require a pin when paring to restrict devices that can project to this PC in Windows 11. Your options are, Never, First Time, or Always require a PIN for pairing when projecting to your PC. Below is how to do that in Windows 11. Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from its System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In the Windows Settings app, click System on the left. On the right, select the Projecting to this PC tile to expand. On the System -> Projecting to this PC settings panel, under Require PIN for pairing, choose the option from the dropdown list.
Never First Time Always
Whatever option you select will apply when a device wants to project to Windows. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to enable or disable “Require PIN for pairing” when projecting to this PC in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
