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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That doesn't work on the desktop last I checked.

But it's actually possible to set a password with emojis anyways (or at least for domain accounts). I successfully logged in on a VM using the Hyper-V window and pasting the emoji from the host. You can also name an account a single emoji and windows actually handles it decently. It's very likely to break a lot of programs though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It worked on my desktop

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Works even in notepad on Windows 11, lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh I meant the lock screen, sorry. As far as I know it works everywhere except the lock screen.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh, I never tried. There goes that option. Wonder if that was intention to prevent people from trying to use emoji passwords because they didn't trust windows to handle it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's probably just because the emoji panel is a program and the lock screen has very limited or any capabilities to run any programs. And trying to make it the emoji panel to function on the lock screen is pretty much a waste of time anyways.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Its worked on desktops for years and works right now. As someone else pointed out "win+." works as well. Or maybe its supposed to be the only way it works and mine is bugged? Idk. I found it via trying to lock my desktop and mistyping.