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LEveLiQ's avatar
LEveLiQ
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2 years ago

Windows Hello authentication NEVER works, always requires me the password

I want to use Windows Hello facial recognition when I try to unlock 1Password with it, it says that "You need to enter your account password before you can use Windows Hello." I've set to require pas...
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1P_Dave
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2 years ago

Hello LEveLiQ! đź‘‹

I'm sorry that Windows Hello isn't working to unlock 1Password. As a first step, I suggest that you remove and then re-add all of your Windows Hello options, such as facial recognition, fingerprint and PIN. If the option to remove the PIN is greyed out, you may need to disable the option to “only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts” on this device first.

You can find your current Windows sign-in options using these steps:

  1. In the Windows search bar, type “Account”, then select Manage Your Account
  2. Select Sign-In Options.
  3. Here you should find a list of your current sign-in options. Remove any Windows Hello-associated options, such as fingerprint, face, and PIN.
  4. Re-add any options you’d like to use as part of your Windows Hello setup.

Once that is done, you can follow this guide on using Windows Hello to unlock 1Password on your Windows PC.

Let me know if that doesn't resolve the issue and I can help further.

-Dave