Windows 10: If I plug a cac reader into my gaming laptop will it mess it up or slow it down?

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  1. If I plug a cac reader into my gaming laptop will it mess it up or slow it down?


    I wanted to know if I plug a cac reader into my gaming laptop will it mess it up or slow it down? Just kinda nervous of messing my laptop up fron it

    :)
     
    Extermin8r63, Apr 19, 2024
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  2. Rob_U Win User

    Windows Security is no longer recognizing my CAC reader (Smart Card reader)

    Windows Security seems to have randomly stopped recognizing my CAC reader, this happened early September.

    Typically whenever I access a website that needs my CAC (email, DTS, etc), it prompts me to select my name from a list of credentials, which I do. Then a box pops up from Windows Security asking me to select a smart card device, I click the only option
    and proceed and that's about it.

    Now, though, when windows security prompts me to select a smart card device, there is no option. Instead, it simply says "connect a smart card."

    I have tried with three different smart cards, all of which operate on other computers, none on mine. Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media as well as the Device Manager both recognize the CAC reader when plugged in. I've uninstalled the device from device
    manager, reinstalled it and also updated the driver from the product's website.

    To me, it seems that the computer is still recognizing the reader and the software is there - but Windows Security is somehow blocking the system from accessing/recognizing/allowing the reader.

    Any suggestions?

    I'm running Windows 10 and the CAC reader is ActivIdentity's USB Reader v3.0, P/N: ZFG-9820GAC
     
    Rob_U, Apr 19, 2024
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  3. shinnotsu Win User
    CAC reader SCR3310 V2.0 Not reading CAC

    I have updated the driver for the CAC reader a million times now and it still won't read the card. I've tried 3 different readers and same issue. The PC can see the cac reader in device manager but the reader wont read the card. I've tried the reader and
    card on a MAC and I had zero issues.
     
    shinnotsu, Apr 19, 2024
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  4. If I plug a cac reader into my gaming laptop will it mess it up or slow it down?

    CAC Card reader not detecting the card

    Hello, I've read several posts with the EXACT same question, but they're not resolved, so I'm starting my own. I'm in the military and use a CAC CARD reader to access websites. After a recent windows update, my computer no longer detects my CAC CARD. The
    card reader is fine, but the card itself isn't detecting. I REPEAT, the card reader is fine. (Also, its NOT an SD card. Its a CAC card. On an other post here, a fix was suggested for an SD card. Its not an SD card).

    The card reader is detected, I've updated and reinstalled the driver multiple times. I've tried rolling it back. The card reader shows on the computer under Device Manager, it shows on other computers too, and the CAC Card works on other computers. It is
    not a problem with the card reader, or the card, it is a problem with some settings in this computer. Internet explorer, google chrome, and firefox all fail to see the CAC Card on this computer. Can you please help fix how my computer will detect the card
    itself?

    The card reader i'm using is called "Stanley Global Technologies" and in Device Manager it shows as Smart Card Reader- "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader".

    Thanks!
     
    AdriannaYameen, Apr 19, 2024
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