Windows 10: Win Hello defaulting to pin, not facial recognition.

HP Envy - Win 11 Home, fully updated.My previous, almost exactly same PC that this one has replaced & would always default to "Facial Recognition". This new PC though is always defaulting to PIN. I'm required to click on "Other Choices" to open the camera & then be logged in.The camera works as it should. When I choose the option to "face" when loading a webpage, I'm then able to log in. My questions are, is anyone else dealing with the same issue? The PIN window popping up, instead of the camera opening immediately, then able to log in, without a PIN?More directly... Is there a known

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How to set Windows Hello default to FACE not PIN.

I'm running Windows 11 rather than 10 so I can't actually try this, but chat in Bing is telling me to do this: ======================== To set facial recognition as the default sign-in option in Windows Hello, please follow these steps: Open Settings by clicking on the Start menu and selecting the gear icon. Click on Accounts. Select Sign-in options from the left-hand menu. Under Windows Hello, click on Set up for Face. Follow the prompts to set up facial recognition. Once you have set up facial recognition, click on Require sign-in under Sign-in options. Select Never under Require sign-in. After completing these steps, your device should default to facial recognition as the sign-in option. Please note that if you have a PIN set up, you will still be able to use it as an alternative sign-in option. ======================== Please let me know if this helps!

 

Facial recognition

Hello Bill,

We need to do further investigation on your concern so that we will know why the facial recognition quit working:

• Have you recently made any changes/updates prior to this issue?
• Is there an error message when you try to sign using facial recognition?
• What is the make and model of your computer?

In the meantime, I would suggest that you perform the troubleshooting steps in this
article.

We will wait for your response.

Regards.

 

facial recognition

Hello,

Facial Recognition was developed as part of the new security features of Windows 10. We would like to confirm if you are
trying to turn off the Facial Recognition feature for Windows Hello or for the
Windows 10 Camera app?

If you are requesting to turn off the Facial Recognition feature for Windows Hello, you can follow these steps:

• Go to Settings.
• Select Accounts.
• Click Sign-in options.
• Under Picture password, click Remove.

However, we have yet to include the option to turn off Facial Recognition feature in Windows 10 Camera app. We suggest that you
submit a suggestion to our Feedback Hub. Your feedback helps us continually improve your experience with our products. To submit a feedback, follow the instruction below:

• Open the Windows 10 Camera app.
• Click the Gear icon located at the upper right corner of the screen.
• Scroll down, click Send Feedback.

Let us know if you have other questions.