Balancing security and convenience is crucial in today’s digital landscape. Windows Hello achieves this with biometric identification, simplifying access while enhancing protection. It is a biometric identification that helps ease device connection to the user.
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Nevertheless, users are prone to vulnerabilities, which, in this case, are the security concerns that are very much related to such features.
In this guide, we’ll delve into the essential steps to disable Windows Hello to safeguard your saved passwords on Chrome.
When you want to log in to your PC or Google Chrome, you might have noticed that sometimes Chrome asks you to use Windows Hello to verify your identity. However, this might get annoying and frustrating if it asks for everything.
Here, we’ll explain our methods and steps to turn off Windows Hello for Chrome Passwords.
Methods that you can use to disable the Windows Hello
Use Google Chrome Settings
- First, open Google Chrome.
- Click on the three dots in the top right.
- Select Settings from the menu.
- Now, click on Autofill and Passwords in the left-hand panel.
- Then, click on Google Password Manager.
- You’ll be now taken to Google’s Password Manager inside Chrome. Here, click on Settings.
- Turn off the toggle to Use Windows Hello when filling in Passwords.
Reinstall Google Chrome
- First, launch the Windows Settings by pressing Win + I on your keyboard.
- Select Apps from the sidebar and click on Installed Apps.
- Here, you’ll find all the installed apps on your PC.
- Please scroll down or search for Google Chrome and click the three-dot icon next to it.
- Select Uninstall from the drop-down list.
- You can now reinstall Google Chrome from this link.
Using Windows Settings
- First, open the Windows Settings by pressing Win + I.
- Click on the Accounts option.
- Scroll down and click on Sign-in Options.
- Here, you’ll get a list of Ways to sign in.
- Select PIN(Windows Hello) and click on the Remove button.
- Now click on Remove again to confirm it, and enter your password to verify your account.
These are the steps to disable Windows Hello on Google Chrome.
