New Windows 11 users might be confused by this full-screen pop-up

Date:
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:26:24 +0000

Description:
If you have a Windows Hello login set up, you could see this prompt that may leave you scratching your head.

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Windows 11 and Windows 10 users might be faced with a rather odd-seeming full-screen pop-up after theyve upgraded, pertaining to Windows Hello logins using facial recognition or a fingerprint.

Neowin spotted a Microsoft support document explaining that after June 13 the day the most recent cumulative update was released for Windows 11 (and
10) you might see the aforementioned pop-up panel if youve recently updated to a later version of Windows.

And it can also appear if you havent signed into your Windows device using Windows Hello in over a year, and youve just installed an update.

The prompt reads, Choose if you want to keep signing in with your face or fingerprint, then poses the question: Do you want to keep storing your face
or fingerprint data on this PC?

If you choose yes then nothing more needs to be done. If you decide you dont want to use these biometric login methods any longer, when you click no Windows will take you to the Settings app, where you can change your sign-in method. Analysis: Permission to be confused, Captain

This is a strange one because were not told why Microsoft has decided this prompt is necessary. Has the software giant just spontaneously decided to check if users still want to continue with Windows Hello?

Well, if they havent used their biometric login for over a year, that seems like a fair enough helpful check to implement. However, thats clearly not the full story, as folks whove used Windows Hello recently and regularly are seeing this panel too, if theyve recently upgraded to a newer version of Windows 11 or 10. So why quiz them on the matter?

Were not told, and thats a bit confusing itd be nice to be given a reason. Could it be something to do with issues around login data permissions? Well, were just guessing here.

Whatever the case, it would really make sense to clarify the reason on the actual pop-up screen in Windows, or at least provide a link to that clarification for the curious. Just so people arent potentially confused
about why theyre seeing the prompt on their PC.

Granted, plenty of folks may not care, and in the bigger picture, this is a very minor inconvenience, but still, the whole episode just seems a bit odd
to us the support document is all well and good, but doesnt tell the full story.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/new-windows-11-users-might-be-conf used-by-this-full-screen-pop-up


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