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Blogfeld: How to Use a Microsoft (DigitalPersona) Fingerprint Reader in Windows 7. Extract the Windows 7 RTM-Image to desktop.
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To get it working again you will need to uninstall the DigitalPersona Personal software and the install the drivers for this hardware that was working for you under Windows 7.ĭigital Persona Fingerprint reader and Windows 7. This appears to be because the Windows 10 upgrade installed device drivers for this hardware that was written by Microsoft not Digital Persona. If you were using that software with Windows 7 and upgraded your Widows 7 installation to Windows 10, the DigitalPersona Personal' software will not recognize that the device is hooked up to your system and (according to the installed devices list) is working properly. You can get the fingerprint reader to work at the login screen with Digital Persona's, 'Digitalpersona Personal' software. Some updated information for anyone that may have this same issue.
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What a shame! Sis Mirage 3 Graphics Driver Windows 10 - Download For Free. It now looks like Microsoft believes that utilizing your face via a webcam is more secure than your unique fingerprints. They actually used to sell a Microsoft branded fingerprint reader and inexplicitly (and very suddenly) discontinued all support for that reader after Windows Vista.ĭigital persona stopped supporting Windows drivers for their fingerprint readers because Microsoft made it not worth their effort. Microsoft has always taken a very poor approach when it comes to biometric fingerprint readers.

I had this fingerprint reader working with drivers and software downloaded from Digital Persona on my Windows 7 pro 64-bit system but after that system was upgraded to Windows 10 Pro the Digital Persona software now says that the reader is not installed even though Windows 10 shows that the reader is an installed device and the device is working properly. For Windows 10 they state that no additional 3rd party drivers or software are required to use this fingerprint reader.

They state that for Windows 7.x and 8.x, 3rd party drivers and software are required to make the device work. Unfortunately, Microsoft's own compatibility website is very misleading about this. So.how do I make it work? Thank you for the reply. According to the Windows compatibility center, this fingerprint reader is supposed to work with Windows 10 without any additional 3rd party drivers or software.

Supposedly it is supposed to work in concert with Microsoft Hello but I do not have any options for Microsoft Hello listed under my account/sign-in options page. Windows 10 is recognizing it and it is listed in the device list as a working device. After upgrading to Windows 10, it no longer works. I have a Digital persona U.are.U 4500 fingerprint reader attached to my system that was working with Windows 7.
