How to setup additional authentication methods for signing in

Summary

This article helps provides instructions on how to setup Windows Hello for additional authentication options.

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Facial recognition (Windows Hello)Show

How to setup Face Recognition for authentication:

Short Description:

In your search bar at the bottom, type sign and then select “Sign-in options” in the best match responses that come up.
Select Face recognition and then select “Setup”
Click get started
Follow the rest of the prompts to complete the process

NOTE: There is also an option after you set this up where you can click on Improve recognition and do the setup with glasses or without glasses and it would help recognize you either way.

Long Desciption:

In the search bar at the bottom of the screen, type “sign” and then select “Sign-in options” when it appears.
Select Facial recognition

Select Set up

Select “Get Started”

Follow the directions on the screen

Setup a PIN as a backup just in case

Your setup should be complete.

NOTE: There is also an option after you set this up where you can click on Improve recognition and do the setup with glasses or without glasses and it would help recognize you either way.

Fingerprint recognition (Windows Hello)Show

How to setup Fingerprint Recognition for authentication:

Short Description:

In your search bar at the bottom, type sign and then select “Sign-in options” in the best match responses that come up.
Click on “Fingerprint recognition (Windows Hello)
Click Set Up
Click get started
Supply your pin if asked…
Put your finger on the reader and watch what the screen asks you to do. You may need to lift and reposition your finger many times for it to capture your entire fingerprint.
1. The fingerprint reader may look differently on each computer. Here are some examples:
2. In this example it is an oblong power button:
3. In this example it is the same button you use to turn on the power. (If you actually push the power button it will turn off your computer) You only need to place your finger on the button lightly for it to read your fingerprint.
4. In this example, the laptop has a separate fingerprint reader.
5. It should say that you have completed the setup when it is done.

PIN (Windows Hello)Show

How to setup a Pin for authentication:

Short Description:

Go to your search bar, open and type Sign. Click on sign-in options.
Under “Ways to sign in”, click on PIN (Windows Hello)
Click Set up
Verify your account by entering your starid password, click ok.
Enter a PIN, twice, and then click ok
You will get a popup that says “Use Windows Hello with your account”
1. Click ok
2. Click your school account
3. Verify with MFA
4. You should see a popup that says “All set!”
5. Click ok

Long Description:

In the search bar, type sign and select Sign-in options up above.
Click on PIN
Click Set up

Supply your starid password to verify your account.

Enter your PIN, Confirm your PIN, click ok

Click ok on the popup (Use Windows Hello with your account)
Select your college account Starid@minnstate.edu

Use one of the options to verify your identity.
Your all set to use your PIN.

Details

Article ID: 23486

Created

Mon 12/16/24 2:56 PM

Modified

Sun 5/18/25 9:01 AM