Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately, Microsoft's own compatibility website is very misleading about this. They state that for Windows 7.x and 8.x, 3rd party drivers and software are required to make the device work. For Windows 10 they state that no additional 3rd party drivers or software are required to use this fingerprint reader.
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.
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I guess I am pretty much screwed here. Microsoft has always taken a very poor approach when it comes to biometric fingerprint readers. They actually used to sell a Microsoft branded fingerprint reader and inexplicitly (and very suddenly) discontinued all support for that reader after Windows Vista. Digital persona stopped supporting Windows drivers for their fingerprint readers because Microsoft made it not worth their effort. It now looks like Microsoft believes that utilizing your face via a webcam is more secure than your unique fingerprints. What a shame!
Windows 10 leverages biometric authentication, but is it enough? Last year, Microsoft unveiled its Windows 10 operating system, complete with Windows Hello for Business and its built-in biometric authentication capabilities—face, iris and fingerprint recognition. The c urrent version of DigitalPersona isn't integrated with Windows 7. That's why your fingerprint does not appear there like when you are using the AuthenTec TrueSuite software. How you may check does the software works well? If your fingerprint isn't detected by DigitalPersona then the icon of this program looks like this.
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HP’s DigitalPersona Fingerprint Reader Software provides an enhanced data protection layer to your system, using biometrics rather than generic passwords alone. DigitalPersona Fingerprint Reader Software has been specifically designed for notebooks or laptops, and gives you an additional layer of.