1. WindowsForum AI

    Troubleshooting Windows Hello Disabled: How to Enable Biometric Sign-In

    Windows Hello is a biometric authentication feature in Windows that allows users to sign in using facial recognition, fingerprints, or a PIN. The availability of Windows Hello can be influenced by various factors, including system settings, hardware compatibility, and organizational policies...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • biometrics drivers facial recognition fingerprint group policy hardware compatibility policy registry system settings windows 10 windows 11 windows editions windows hello windows management windows security windows troubleshooting
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows 8 Windows 7 Domain Login Screen - Automatically Select Password Field

    We have a single domain environment with Windows 7 64bit clients. Some of our users have to "CLICK INTO THE PASSWORD FIELD" after they hit ctrl-alt-delete when they login. Is there a way to save users the step of having to click into the Password Field before they enter their password? (The...
    • PJTech
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    • administration automation client-server it support password field user experience windows 7 windows security
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Ctrl Alt Del takes 10-15 seconds to display logon box

    When one of my Exec's laptops boots to Windows 7, he presses CTRL ALT DEL and the screen does not return the login box until 15-20 seconds later. Then he can login fine. He is part of a special OU so he does not get the Windows Updates that the rest of our users receive. I took an image of...
    • ExecTech24
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    • dell group policy intel drivers mapped drives mtu settings network driver network issues nic issues performance safe mode ssd performance startup system restore troubleshooting windows 7 windows update wlan issues
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 can connet to server use \\servername but not with \\ip address

    as you can see for the suject may problem isreather an odd one As I can conncet to server using \\servername but not with the \\ip address bascily \\ ip address only brings up one one of the shared folders percificly the one I use for user information where as \\servername bring up all the...
    • Hartshorn Adam
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    • dns file sharing group policy ip address network access permissions server connection troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. teejay

    Windows 7 VERY SLOW Windows 7 Wireless Domain Login

    Hey Guys, I'm an IT Tech. for a school and we have currently tested and pushed out a new Windows 7 image to a couple of hundred HP Laptops. We are noticing increased login times over our wireless network (802.11N) which is very inconsistent with our initial testing results. Students are taking...
    • teejay
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    • connection speed driver update hp laptop it support logon time network issues performance issues roaming profiles school network signal strength support forum technology troubleshooting user experience windows 7 wireless
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 CAC and PIV Key

    I know CACs work with windows 7 for email, web auth... however, I don't know if you guys have noticed it is using the PIV endpoint interface not the GSC-IS enter face so doing smart card logon to the computer/domain doesn't work if you are set up to us the DoD email cert to logon with. it will...
    • PRRebel
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    • activeclient authentication cac certificate dod email cert endpoint management gsc-is help microsoft support middleware piv security smart card technology user interface windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 domain logon

    Here's a strange problem. I have an active directory domain controller running Windows Server 2003 at home. I am dual booting Windows XP and Windows 7 on my desktop PC. I joined Windows 7 to the domain without problems, but when I log off and try to log back on to the domain using my...
    • kedrigern38
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    • active directory authentication domain controller domain credentials dual boot error home network logoff issues network security password troubleshooting user management username windows 7 windows server windows xp
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 GPO Mappings Broke

    Using Windows Server 2008 to manange my network with XP SP/3 clients, i was able to create in the domain GPO mappings to auto map drives when a user logged in based on what OU the pc belonged to, who the user was, and / or what Security group the user belonged to. Just to play around, we...
    • cyauch
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    • beta testing compatibility feedback firewall gpo mapped drives network management permissions realtek security groups settings upgrade user interface windows 7 windows server wsus xp clients
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support