Windows 10: BIOS x4, x1, Auto, Gen3, etc, Device Manager device

I basically just have a lot of random questions to be honest.. Probably easy for a lot of you! If you could work with me just a little bit that would be so much appreciated!

For example:
-BIOS help (x4,x1,auto for PCi) (Do I disable anything important in BIOS?)
-Device manager help (I know I could have half the devices.. So many system devices)
-Basic AV and Firewall questions (Am I okay just using Windows Defender and Windows Firewall?)
-Questions about sound devices

I have been looking at these forums for some time now. I have seen a lot of very knowledgeable people in here; and that Is what made me actually Sign up and try to be active as I can in these forums. I just need someones help for a little bit with me to work with me and explain a few things; like I said I would really appreciate it! Thank-you so much!

:)

 

Windows Hello not showing up in Sign-in Options

I have the exactly the same problem posted in this thread:

Re: X1 Carbon 2015 - Windows Hello not showing - Lenovo Community

For convenience let me repost it here:

For a few months I was happily using the fingerprint scanner to login to my X1 carbon Gen3 under windows 10, a function called Windows Hello.



After I did a system reset last week, Windows hello no longer shows in my sign in options.



Things I have tried:

- Added a pin for my account

- Updated the driver for the fingerprint scanner

- Uninstalled and re-installed the fingerprint scanner driver multiple times



The fingerprint scanner is there in the device manager but Windows hello is still not showing up. Any idea please?

 

Microsoft X4 Stopped Working This Week SW Related

Thanks Dave,

Been there tried that.. I'm wondering if this driver broke the keyboard (auto updates were enabled).

Launched the MS keyboard and mouse center no longer sees the X4 as connected, however the keyboard shows up in device manager as an MS keyboard.

(Now it even looks like the download for the 64 bit version has been taken offline, (if you attempt to download the url is broken).

 

Auto (why would you want to disable anything , what are you thinking of disabling)?
Don't worry about it
AV-Comparatives Firewall Reviews - AV-Comparatives (download the pdf for firewall tests) make up your own mind *Smile
fire away *Smile

 

For any BSOD help required, drop a post in BSOD Crashes and Debugging - Windows 10 Forums.

Before posting, please read the attention part on the top of that page carefully.

 

Hi and welcome to 10forum.
-PCIe, don't disable anything and don't change anything unless your PCIe graphic card can't set the port to x16 automatically. GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility can tell you which speed it's set to.
If you are overclocking using FSB you can and probably should set it's frequency manually to 100 MHz.
-I Don't get it what you meant about Device manager but everything in the computer and most active peripherals and their drivers are in there together with device descriptions. Unless you have caution marks on any of them, that means they are running right. Other system devices are mostly pseudo/ software devices that need drivers anyway. Again, if no caution marks, all is well.
- I find Windows Defender and Firewall quite adequate for my needs. Experimented with many AVs but came back to using WD only but security augmented with Malwarebytes and occasional sweep with other anti malware programs.
-Feel free to post any questions about those and sound or any other questions in appropriate places for best results.