Laptop Locked

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Laptop Locked

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I have a Lenovo Win 10 Laptop, an Asus Win 11 Laptop. Both show in my account's Devices. When I tried to add my new Asus Win 11 Laptop I inadvertantly locked it.
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An administrator has restricted sign in. to sign in, make sure your device is connected to the internet, and get your administrator to sign in first.
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Windows 11 Home 22H2

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Re: Laptop Locked

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What happens when you click OK?
Is it connected to the internet?
Do you have a separate administrator account to sign in?
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Hi JoeP, when clicking OK it shows 'welcome' for a few seconds then returns to my image.
Internet connection is OK
I am the only user of the laptop.
I got it back from the repair shop and will work on it later.
Is there any MS restriction on using 3 pc's all Home version?
I only use one at a time and shut it down when finished.
Windows 11 Home 22H2

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I'd ask the repair shop what they did to the PC.

AFAIK, there are no restrictions on the number of PCs using any version of Windows. Maybe I don't understand the question.
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This sounds like the operating system on your laptop is some kind of corporate release, rather than a normal Windows Home edition.
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The laptop was purchased from Curry's/PC World in March 2023.
Windows 11 Home 22H2

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In that case, I'm with Joe
JoeP wrote:
08 Aug 2023, 13:51
I'd ask the repair shop what they did to the PC.
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The repair shop told me they had done something like using a local account. (my memory is fading) Everything was removed including my Data D: partition. That is not a problem as I have a backup.
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It all started as I was checking my security settings. I noticed only 2 of my 3 laptops were showing. When I tried to add it ****
Windows 11 Home 22H2

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