I cannot access my passwords in Chrome because Windows is suddenly requiring a PIN that I never set up. Windows Hello is disabled!

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All of a sudden, Windows Security is asking for a pin that I never setup to view my saved passwords in Chrome.When I hit 'forgot my pin' it directs me to the accounts sign-in options.Windows Hello is disabled here, and even if I want to enable it, it asks for that same non-existent pin.So what am I supposed to do? This is the dumbest feature I've seen in a while. How did it turn itself on to require a pin, and how am I supposed to do anything if I don't have and can't set up a pin?This is on Windows 11 Home.

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