Windows 10: windows 10 fingerprint sign-in suddenly unavailable

my fingerprint sign-in worked on my pc laptop for one year. now inexplicably it has stopped. in 'settings' it advises 'fingerprint sign-in option unavailable'. how do i get it back?

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Fingerprint Sign-in Not Working

Hello!

Yesterday my HP Envy laptop, which is only 6 months old, all of a sudden froze on a screen that I was working on and after about 5 minutes gave me a blue screen that said something like "windows has encountered a problem and is gathering info and will restart
soon " My laptop restarted but since then my fingerprint sign-in will not work. When I go to Windows > Settings > Accounts > Sign In Options, 2 messages stand out to me:

• One message that says: This options is currently unavailable-click to learn more. We couldn't find a fingerprint scanner compatible with Windows Hello fingerprint
• Windows Hello is preventing some options from being shown

 

Windows Hello Fingerprint issue

Hi Rajesh,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand that you are unable to use Windows Hello Fingerprint to sign in to Windows. It would be great if you can reply with the details requested below:

• When you say, “I am not getting the option to log-in into windows using fingerprint.” What login options do you see on the login screen?
  
• What happens when you try to use the Windows Hello Fingerprint scanner to login to Windows?
  
• Were you able to use the Windows Hello Fingerprint to login to Windows earlier?
  

Ideally, on the login screen, you will see Sign-in options that allows you to use different sign-in methods to login to Windows.



As you have mentioned that you are able to use the Fingerprint scanner on websites, I would suggest you to refer the steps mentioned below and see if that helps:

1. On the login screen, click on Sign-in options.
   
2. Click on the Fingerprint icon, scan the Fingerprint, and see if you are able to sign in.
   

Refer the screenshot below:









If the issue persists, try removing the Fingerprint and add it again. Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + I, to open
   Settings.
   
2. Click on Accounts and click on
   Sign-in options on the left pane.
   
3. Now, click on Windows Hello Fingerprint and click on
   Remove.
   
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the Fingerprint.
   
5. Once done, click on Set up and follow the on-screen instructions to add the Fingerprint.
   

Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

fingerprint sign in

A few days ago I set up windows hello on my device and it was working. I was signing in with a fingerprint and all that. But it's not giving me an option to sign in with a fingerprint anymore so I went to account settings and signing in options and it
said that windows hello is not compatible with my device. I find that very interesting since literally yesterday I was able to sign in with a fingerprint (meaning that my device was compatible but it suddenly isn't anymore).