Setting Up the Fingerprint Reader
Setting Up the Fingerprint Reader

Setting Up the Fingerprint Reader

Set the fingerprint to protect access to data on the device.
After you have a PIN, the Windows Hello section of the Sign-in Options is enabled and you can set up your fingerprint.
  1. Touch the Windows
    Start
     icon Windows 10 Start icon and touch the
    Settings
     icon Windows 10 Settings icon above it.
    The Settings window appears.
  2. Touch the
    Accounts
     icon.
  3. In the left pane, touch
    Sign-in options
    .
  4. In the right pane of the Sign-in options, under
    Windows Hello Fingerprint
    , touch
    Set up
    .
    A welcome window appears.
  5. Touch
    Get started
    .
  6. Enter your PIN.
  7. Decide which finger to use.
  8. The setup asks you to place your finger on the fingerprint reader a few times for it to map your finger.
  9. It prompts you to touch the sensor multiple times and from different angles. Follow the instructions as you are registering your fingerprint.
  10. When successful, touch Close.
Next time you log in, you can use your PIN or you can use your finger on the fingerprint reader.
You can register more than one finger to use with this reader. Keep in mind which fingers you have established with the reader and use only those fingers.