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the_john19
4 years agoOccasional Contributor
TPM For Windows Hello After Restart
With Windows 11 there will be even more Windows machines with TPM on by default. Thanks to the TPM other password managers allow you to use Windows Hello even after restarting the app or the machine itself. Would this be possible for 1Password as well? It would be very similar to how the mobile apps work, there I also don't need my masterpassword after a restart and can use Face ID right away. Thanks to the TPM it should be as safe as with the mobile platforms where you allow this feature.
1Password Version: 8.1.2-22.NIGHTLY
Extension Version: 2.0.5
OS Version: Windows 10
Sync Type: Not Provided
39 Replies
- Former Member
From what I observed in the last months, the TPM saved password was always forgotten after a system reboot that was required by Windows Update. It was not (as far as I remember never) forgotten after manual shutdown/reboot/restart initiated by myself.
- jpaloOccasional Contributor
FYI: This has worked well in the last 1-2 months, so thank you for the fix. Something I've noticed, though, is that whenever Windows 11 build is updated (Windows Insiders build), 1Password forgets the Hello configuration, and you need to type in your password to unlock one time, followed by the Hello authentication. After that it works correctly until a new Windows build is installed. Not sure if this is something that could even be handled by 1Password - in any case it may not be a high prio issue, however, it might also affect users installing larger Windows updates that occur 1-2 times per year.
- MikeT
1Password Team
Thank you, I'll reply there.
- MikeT
1Password Team
Hi gussic,
Interesting. Could you send us your 1Password diagnostics report, it might explain what's going on.
Here's how to generate the report on Windows
Please email the report to
support+forum@1password.comand in your email, also include:- A link to this thread: https://1password.community/discussion/122057/tpm-for-windows-hello-after-restart/p2
- your forum username: gussic
Let us know here when you sent it, so we can look for it.
- MikeT
1Password Team
Hi gussic,
Can you do the following for me, it'll let us know if your Windows Hello key are in the software provider or the TPM provider:
- Click start and search for
Powershell, open it - Enter the following command:
certutil -csp "Microsoft Passport Key Storage Provider" -key -v | Select-String -Pattern "NgcKeyImplType" - Does it output
1 (0x1)or2 (ox2)?
It should show something like
NgcKeyImplType: 1 (0x1)if it is in hardware TPM provider. - Click start and search for
- gussicSuper Contributor
Upgrading to the newest nightly did not fix the TPM issue for my intel based machines.
- 1P_PeterG
Community Manager
Excellent news, @KimBje. 🙌 Thank you for letting us know - and we hope you enjoy the feature from here!