Policy
Use biometrics
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT
Windows Hello for Business enables users to use biometric gestures, such as face and fingerprints, as an alternative to the PIN gesture. However users must still configure a PIN to use in case of failures. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business allows the use biometric gestures. If you disable this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business prevents the use of biometric gestures. NOTE: Disabling this policy prevents the user of biometric gestures on the device for all account types.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinBio\Credential Provider Value name Domain Accounts | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.