Windows suddenly requires an 8-digit pin to login with no alternatives available.

[Microsoft Windows]

Hello,I had an alpha-numeric password, but suddenly Windows is now requesting an 8-digit pin from me to login even though I never had one; no alternative options are being provided. How can I access my PC?Here is a little bit of context of how I got here:Starting about a week ago, I was having issues where when leaving my PC on sleep, I would come back to it finding it had completely shut down. When booting it back up, Windows would say “The sign-in option is disabled because of failed sign in attempts or repeated shutdowns. Use a different sign-in option, or keep your device powered on for at

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