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Lenovo T460s - Windows Hello stopped working - Windows Hello isn't available on this device

Hello,

I was very happy to receive my new Lenovo T460s 6 weeks ago and immediately installed Windows 10 which worked flawless from the first try.

I set up Windows Hello using fingerprints of the whole family and it worked great.

This week I realized that fingerprint sign-in stopped working, saying "Windows Hello isn't available on this device". So I started my search through the web and did:

- Uninstalled the Synaptic WBDI device (several times)

- Updated the driver for the Synaptic WBDI to the latest version 5.1.311.26 (several times)

- Installed all Windows Updates

- Searched the whole registry for "Hello" and "fingerprint"

- Finally did a "reset" of windows keeping my files

None of the above helped.

There is no Lenovo fingerprint tool installed, PIN correctly configured and I tried all possible "solutions" proposed on the web... The Synaptic WBDI device seems to run fine, which makes me think that it's not the HW itself.

So my questions:

- How can I check that the Fingerprint reader is working?

- How can I get Windows Hello back to regular operation?

Thank you very much and best regards,

Werner

 

Can i use External Fingerprint reader to use Windows Hello in Windows 10.

<Original Title: Windows Hello External Fingerprint reader>

I have a question of Windows Hello Fingerprint readers I was wanting to know if I buy an external fingerprint reader will that fingerprint reader work with Windows Hello? Please respond ASAP I want to get more advanced tech for my PC!