Disable Biometrics¶
Facial recognition (Hello-Face) and Fingerprint ID are used to automatically unlock your computer with your camera/fingerprint reader. Disable this.
Danger
After every major windows update, verify these settings.
Disable Biometrics
Delete Hello-Face
Remove facial recognition package powershell (as admin)¶
Get-WindowsPackage -Online | Where PackageName -like *Hello-Face* | Remove-WindowsPackage -Online -NoRestart
Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Biometrics
Enabled
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
GPO
Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Biometrics
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DISABLED
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Task Scheduler
⌘ › Task Scheduler › Task Scheduler Library › Microsoft › Windows › HelloFace › FODCleanupTask › RMB › Disable
Name
FODCleanupTask
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
References