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Prompt for password at startup
I have 1Pass set to automatically run when I reboot my PC. is there any routine or command line switch that I can apply so that it also prompts for the password? Thanks.
Thanks for clarifying. The easiest way to be prompted to unlock 1Password right after your start your Windows PC (that I can think of at the moment) would be to add 1Password to your startup folder so that 1Password's main window opens:
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
- Type the following and press Enter: shell:programs
- Right-click on 1Password in the folder that opens and click Copy.
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
- Type the following and press Enter: shell:startup
- Right-click anywhere in the folder that appears and click Paste.
Note that this will open 1Password's main window every single time that you restart your PC. This isn't an official method, and I only tested it briefly to verify that it works, but I'm sharing it in case it helps. 🙂-Dave
1P_Dave
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ModeratorHello artworksmetal! 👋
Thanks for reaching out! 1Password will prompt you to unlock using your account password after your restart your Windows PC. If you've enabled Windows Hello then you'll unlock 1Password using your face, fingerprint, or companion device.
If you've enabled Windows Hello but would like to be prompted for your account password after restarting your PC then you can turn off the Trusted Platform Module for 1Password: Use Windows Hello to unlock 1Password on your Windows PC - Manage your settings
Let me know if I've misunderstood.
-Dave
Thanks for the quick response. I do use Windows Hello. But when I restart, or do a cold boot, I don't get the prompt. It's not until I tried to log into a website and go "Oh dang, forgot again".
Then I go click on the tray icon.
I'm using the latest version of Windows 11.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
- 1P_Dave
That sounds normal to me. After you restart your Windows PC, 1Password will only prompt you to unlock when you try to open the desktop app or fill/save a login using 1Password in the browser. Is there a particular reason why you'd like 1Password to ask you to unlock on startup even if you're not going to use it right away?
I want to make sure that I understand the use case here before I provide specific suggestions.
-Dave
Haha Okay, this time I misunderstood you. I assumed that it was normal behavior until you said "1Password will prompt you to unlock using your account password after you restart your Windows PC."
So back to the beginning: is there a routine, command line switch, etc then I can use so that it prompts for the password (fingerprint) immediately after restarting?
The use case is simply that when I restart my computer it's an app that I use all the time and it just makes sense to me to log into it while I'm getting everything up and running.
It's not a big deal. I just like to tweak things to my own satisfaction. I like to fix things, even if they're not broken.
Now that I know you're out here and on the job Dave, I promise I'll be bugging you about more important things than this.
- 1P_Dave
Thanks for clarifying. The easiest way to be prompted to unlock 1Password right after your start your Windows PC (that I can think of at the moment) would be to add 1Password to your startup folder so that 1Password's main window opens:
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
- Type the following and press Enter: shell:programs
- Right-click on 1Password in the folder that opens and click Copy.
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
- Type the following and press Enter: shell:startup
- Right-click anywhere in the folder that appears and click Paste.
Note that this will open 1Password's main window every single time that you restart your PC. This isn't an official method, and I only tested it briefly to verify that it works, but I'm sharing it in case it helps. 🙂-Dave
