USB Fingerprint Reader for Windows 11/10 Hello, 0.05s 360-Degree Sensor Security Device Login, Security Lock

Windows Hello is a biometrics-based technology allowing users on Windows 10 users to sign in securely to their devices; not only that you also have secure access to your apps, networks and online services with just a fingerprint, or facial recognition. This is considered to be more secure than the traditional password; that’s because to have a very secure password, it has to be long with different characters to make it hard to guess and shouldn’t be reused; with so many complicated passwords to juggle that’s hard to remember, hence folks tend to use easy to guess passwords or write them down.The issue with facial recognition is it automatically attempts to log you in whenever it’s presented with a face; if it recognises your face, it will log you in or unlock your screen, creating a security risk if you wanted your computer locked for whatever reason at that particular time.With a fingerprint sensor, you have so much control, as you only log in or unlock your screen when you want to. Enter ARCANITE USB Fingerprint Reader for Windows 10 Hello.I picked up this fingerprint reader from Amazon for only £22.99, with prime, meaning the delivery was the next day. In terms of looks; I like the way it looks; it complements my PC beautifully. It does protrude a little bit, about a centimetre. However, in terms of looks, it still looks quite nice plugged in at the front; you wouldn’t want it at the back for practical reasons; however, you can get a desktop usb extension, if you do not want it plugged at the front of your pc or you haven’t got a usb port at the front; not all pcs are created equal.Setting up was easy; it was a case of plug it in and windows automatically installed the required drivers; from them on, you go to your settings to register your finger print(s); dead easy. By the way, you can store up to 10 finger prints; the reader also has 360 degrees fingerprint detection, making it easy to sign in at any angle; it’s also lighting fast, with way over 97%+ accuracy rate for me.In terms of durability; I’ve been using this reader on a daily basis for over a month now since I purchased it with no issues; I know it’s too early to tell; however, looks wise, it looks like it was well built; however, only time will tell.In terms of value for money; at £22.99, I would say that’s reasonable for what this thing gives you; valuable protection that a lot of us take for granted; until, one day you’re unlucky and your system or worse still your identity is compromised due to sloppy practises. In my opinion, this little gadget is definitely good value for money.

Plug and play. Works great in Windows 11. Instant fingerprint recognition

Reasonable size not to small and not to big seems to work well with Win11. Yet to give it more than a basic test so far.

This is my 2nd device Fingerprint USB Biometric device which works perfectly fine under Microsoft Windows Hello! ++ authentication, which in turn, now allows me to seamlessly login to my desktop and on OATH type application such as password managers and other Applications/Services which normally would have required 2FA or complicated, MFA and use of 2nd devices to use as authentication.Specifically, I estimate the combination of using a fingerprint as a means to validate login credentials & seemless integration into OS's Platform & Apps has speed up the entire process by a number of minites each day, which cumulatively adds up quickly. Best of all, I'm able to drop from my own brain's memory the countless variations of passwords, i had to remember previously used across multiple Devices and WebApps/Domains. This is really one of those "No-brainers" type solutions to a common problem of Keychain management (via pwd manager).Its sturdy design with metal body housing makes this unit feel robust to last many years of repeated, daily usage! Best of all, if for whatever reason the device should malfunction in the future, you have redundant fallback to either PIN/Password/Facial recognition (if enabled on App/OS) to maintain the same levels of security.. This really is a Win/Win! Simple, Fast (0.5ms) & responsive biometric authentication, all whilst maintaining high levels of secured encryption, without complex passwords. I now own 2 of these fingerprint USB devices, One is deployed onto my main BMC Server and the Second is deployed onto my Desktop machine, I will be acquiring a third for my PVE Hypervisor as a replacement for WebAuth / PAM passkey authentication.

This is the 2nd "Fingerprint Reader" that I have purchased, the first one (NOT this make and NOT worth the money) was hard to find drivers for on line (it gives you with the felling are the drivers secure?) and did not work very well even when installed, it's hit rate was less than 50%. The ARCANITE on the other hand was a BREEZ to install and use with a Hit rate of 95+% (This is a Windows 11 Hello Product and installed very well). If you are looking for a good product that is easy to install and use, "this is it".

I was using it on win 10 and 11 and I was using just fine. I was using it to unlock my pc and also to log in to password manager. But after 1 year and 10 months it just stopped working causing me some issues. Tried on 2 different machines as it's just dead. I went to support website but it doesn't seem to work so I won't be buing it again, I'm going to give a go another provider.

The fingerprint reader is quick and works flawlessly with Windows Hello. It logs me in instantly with the 0.05-second response time, and the 360-degree sensor reads my fingerprint accurately every time. Setup was easy, and it’s been a reliable upgrade for secure, hassle-free access to my PC.No disconnects, no software issues. Works great.