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XIII
4 years agoSuper Contributor
Does 1Password / Windows Hello require a TPM chip and/or biometric authentication?
On my (10+ years old...) Windows 10 PC I need to type my 1Password account password whenever I want to access 1Password 8. I thought my PC was too old to support Windows Hello and I don't think the m...
GreyM1P
1Password Team
4 years agoHey there XIII
You'll definitely need a TPM chip to use face or fingerprint recognition to unlock 1Password, and a TPM 2.0 chip to allow you to use Windows Hello to unlock 1Password across reboots.
However, in my testing, I was able to still set up a PIN in Windows Hello after disabling the TPM chip, so you should still be able to use that:
☞ Learn about Windows Hello and set it up
Getting a security key like a YubiKey to work with Windows Hello is apparently a bit more complicated, but there are instructions from Microsoft listed in that article above, so give it a try as well and let me know how you get on. :)
— Grey