[wredue]

Yes. It’s my gaming machine log on. It’s just easier to know this password than to always have to find it.

I do not trust corporations, so I generally do not do things like biometrics and stuff.

I don’t completely understand how pins are more secure than my complex password either. That could be ignorance.

[InitialLastName]

Worth noting that Microsoft lets you set up single-machine passwords (they call it a PIN) that you can use to access a user account on a machine without having the password for the associated MS account. That way you can have a secure (and changeable) MS account, but the single-machine PIN can be something you don't need to copy/paste.

[cuu508]

Do you need a password on your gaming machine? What is your threat model?

[bob-09]

Even if there’s nothing on the machine itself you care about, don’t forget about everything else it can talk to on your local network.

[cuu508]

So the scenario is: somebody breaks into the house, sits down at the gaming PC, and is able to poke around the local network because the gaming PC has no login password?

[bob-09]

I wouldn't say it's THE scenario, but it's A scenario.

There's a reason IEEE says it's best practice to give IoT devices a strong username and password and to segment them away from the rest of your network, right?