Fingerprint Reader For Windows 11

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Micol Cohn

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Aug 3, 2024, 11:48:34 AM8/3/24

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I bought a fingerprint reader and have set it up with Windows 10. I am trying to work out how to avoid typing my very long BitWarden master password several times per day, especially in situations where others are present.

Biometric unlock in Bitwarden on on Windows requires Windows Hello, which looks like it is not supported on your device. Maybe there is a way that you can enable Windows Hello on your device, otherwise it does not look promising.

I frequently have the fingerprint reader stop working. My workaround is to open the device manager as administrator, uninstall the device (without deleting the driver) and scan for hardware changes.
It seems to be a driver issue, that the driver crashes.
Is there a fix planned?

any update on this? I am running into the same issue. I was reading that the scanner may store credentials locally for security reasons but I am not sure where I read that and if it was verified. anyone find a workaround for getting both operating systems to accept fingerprints?

I know dual booting is kind of cheating, but it would be awesome if there was a fix for this so I could use this feature in both OSes. If not, I guess I can just use it on Linux since I need to put verify my credentials way more often there.

I have a dual boot system: windows11 and Kubuntu. I got fingerprints working in Windows but not Linux. I recently upgraded to 22.04beta and tried to get fingerprint reading to work. Long story (the AppImage fix worked) short, I got it working on Linux but only after deleting existing fingerprints and then installing them on the Linux side.

I have tried to clear prints on the windows side by a) deleting all prints via linux scripts and also by running the AppImage hack, b) deleting the fingerprint device in Windows and then reinstalling it via FrameWork driver update, c) reinstalling Bios 3.07.

Yes, that is the script I used. It reported all were deleted. But Windows still barfs about similarity except for a finger I had never recorded. It still seems like I have prints stuck away somewhere.

Okey doke, I finally found a way to clear prints on the Windows side. It was not what I expected but it did work. It is based on an older post which would be for Windows10 (How to Reset Windows Hello Biometrics). There are other methods there but I had already tried them.

This means that Windows is caching the fingerprint data as well, or most likely, that it is keeping some data (most likely akin to meta data) for fingers registered and how the service has been configured in the past.

Not being able to keep my own promise, I scanned a couple of fingers in Linux. This confirmed that the Linux storage is in /var/lib/fprint, btw. My hunch was that if Windows was now happy perhaps Linux could get happy again.

End result, I now can use the same fingerprint (!) on both Linux and Windows and they are both working as anticipated including under SDDM. The latter is weird because I have to hit RETURN with no password and then scan the finger and that works (Kubuntu 22.04b).

This long thread is part of threads all over the place about fingerprints which tells me this approach is not yet standard enough for all providers to work in agreement including hardware. But I am also not seeing actual evidence of fingerprints being stored in places other than OS file systems. Does not mean they are not there, I just have not found them there.

If the wifi module is not working/not being detected, you will have to download the driver bundle on another pc and put the executable on a flash drive to execute it on the framework. After executing, restart your pc.

One of the reasons why the fingerprint reader is not working could be because of the lack of the drivers. This laptop originally came with Win7. I checked and found that there are drivers available for Win7 and Win8. I'm afraid there are no drivers available for Win10.

Same problem with my HP TouchSmart tm2. Registered fingerprints several times (deleting old registered fingerprints first) but it doesn't work. Using DigitalPersona, which came preinstalled on Win 7 Pro (from which I upgraded to Win10).

I have the same Issue. I have a Pavilion dv7 laptop with Windows 10. I too am in search of a solution to the fingerprint login issue which worked fine on windows 7. I have removed simple pass as many have recommended, but this doesn't work either. If anyone finds a solution to this issue, please post here.

Sorry for the delay in responding. Here is my product number: B4T68UA#ABA, s/n [Personal Information Removed], Model HP Pavilion dv7-7030us Entertainment Notebook PC. I will try the steps you suggested, and respond back.

After much frustration and many attempts to find a soulution that worked with windows 10 for the past year and a half, you have finally led me to the correct driver to make this work. I have successfully logged in to Windows 10 Hello! Yea! Thanks you for your help!

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I recently purchased an ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop (Model ASUS TUF F17 FX706HEB) and I am really happy with the purchase (more on that in another post). The only thing I miss is having a fingerprint reader for Windows Hello. This is why I purchased the Kensington VeriMark USB Fingerprint Key Reader from Amazon.

On Windows 11, at least for me, the VeriMark was not plug-and-play. You will need to go through some manual steps to get it working, but it DOES work on Windows 11. This has been tested and verified by me.

Yes, you can use the VeriMark with any application that supports fingerprint sign-in, as long as you set up your fingerprint in Windows 11 Account Settings first. This is because other apps e.g. LastPass, BitWarden, 1Password, etc. use Windows Hello to interface with the fingerprint reader.

If, for some reason, Kengsinton discontinues the links above. I have mirrored the v5.4.3511.1066 software on my server. The mirror is here. But please try the official Kensington VeriMark Driver link first to save my bandwidth. Thanks!

In some versions of Windows 11, you may also need to install Optional Windows Updates to get the Verimark fully working. These can be accessed in Windows Update -> Advanced Options -> Optional Updates.

Under Windows 7, the device identifies itself as "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard", but there are no "Biometric Devices" in Device Manager, so the Windows fingerprint manager cannot find it.

I have tried installing both the "ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software" and "ThinkVantage Fingerprint Manager Pro Software" from the Lenovo website, but the former fails to find any fingerprint readers and the latter says that it "cannot run on this machine", presumably because the keyboard is not attached to a Lenovo PC any more.

I have also tried manually installing the "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard Hotkey (Win 7) driver" from the Lenovo website, but it makes no difference (the keyboard is still a USB Composite Device with a "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard" on one port and a generic "HID-compliant device" on the other).

A similar question from several years ago Windows 7, Lenovo Keyboard, was not very helpful. The answer there provides a link to the product page that has a link for downloading the driver I already tried. Also, it isn't clear in that question whether or not the OP was trying to use the keyboard on a Lenovo machine, which might be significant.

I just had almost the same problem: I was trying to install a brand new "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard" on my self-assembled PC running Windows 7 64-bit. Without any driver, it showed up as a USB Hub with an Unknown device and a USB Composite device connected. The composite device consists of 2 USB Input Devices: A HID Keyboard device and another HID-compliant device

First, I landed here: - obviously the correct page describing exactly my keyboard (so it is apparently a newer model than yours). From here I downloaded and installed the "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard Hotkey (Win 7) driver" Version 3.4.0.1.

After a reboot, I found the Biometric device - showing as "Synaptics FP Sensors (WBF) (PID=0015)". Actually I now see a total of 7 USB devices connected: An USB Hub with the Synaptics sensor and the composite device consisting of 2 USB input devices: One now shows as "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard" and the other still as HID-compliant device.

But then I went through multiple attempts to install the "ThinkVantage Fingerprint Manager Pro Software" linked from the same page (Version 8.01.42). But no way, the installation always failed with a message saying "Setup cannot be executed on this computer".

Here is the latest driver I could find that worked when nothing else did:If this has moved search the Lenovo support site for Validity Fingerprint Windows 7 and you should turn up what you're looking for: Lenovo Fingerprint Manager for Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit), 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - Notebook latest driver/software that seems to work.

My fingerprint sensor wasn't working to sign into my laptop so I removed it and tried setting it up again but every time I try and add my fingerprint it says I can't add the same one but it won't let me activate it again. I have tried removing and reinstalling the drivers but that doesn't work. Its lets me add other fingers that i havent used before but they ones that i used before it stopped working it wont let me add those again.