The text is just completely incorrect in this case. “Hold your finger” doesn’t in any way instruct the user to use the fingerprint scanner so the developer shouldn’t be surprised that its not understood.
I mean, the fingerprint sensor is likely internally connected via USB (most webcams are) so it could be external for all it knows. Or on the side of the laptop.
The dumb thing about Windows fingerprint login is how many clicks are required to switch to a password/PIN input. Why can’t I just start typing like on the Windows 8 start screen, dammit?!
Also, it stopped working when I uninstalled Edge?! (The dodgy webcam login too.)
I see two possible scenarios why Windows Hello seems to require Edge:
It is indeed dependent on MS Edge WebView, which is a dumb dependency to have for a security feature, especially as historical precedent (the 1990s antitrust lawsuit) and recent EU rulings suggest that Edge should be optional
System “tampering” (user taking back their rights) was detected, which disabled the feature.
I hope number 2 is the case. It suggests mistreatment of users, sure, but that could perhaps be patched out by a Powershell script.
On the other hand, if Windows Hello really needs a proprietary HTML renderer, this is a potential weak point and shows disregard of security in attempts to intertwine Microsoft products.
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A group of students were given a car manual and told to follow the operating instructions in a completely literal manner.
He gave several examples that were pretty funny. The only incident I remember was the instruction to "Remove Handbrake" as part of the staring the car and moving off.
Remove Handbrake...The student pulled out a screw driver and started disassembling the handbrake and removing it from the car.
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