Windows 10 Windows recovery.:Forgotten local admin password but know the PIN

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My daughter powered off the pc mid-update and it will no longer boot to desktop. I have tried the various recovery options to use system restore / uninstall latest update etc but they all ask for a password instead of the PIN that I have been using for several years and I have since forgotten the password. Any workarounds that allow me to get in via Pin? Or bypass this hurdle?

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