Microsoft Fingerprint Reader

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Microsoft Fingerprint Reader

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Pros

All you have to do is click on an icon that appears on the upper right hand side of your browser right next to the closeout x. It gets me into my pc's password to open windows and most all other programs & sites.

Works great with windows xp login/screen lock as well as web pages. Great for logging into websites as long as you don't mind using internet explorer. Doesn't work with mozilla, but it really isn't a big problem for me. Quicklink feature that opens th... Read More

Finger reader allows painless login to web sites. One reboot and ready to go. Easy to setup and easy to use.

Scanning and registering my fingerprints was very quick and easy. It reads in any direction, so you could put your finger on it upside down or sideways. This works all the time while you may have to swipe 2 or 3 times on the finger print swipe type de... Read More

Cons

The mfr doesn't work with firefox. It's slow to recognize a web site login and to read my fingerprint. And rarely, it seems to just never output the username/password.

What makes this device sooo expensive? I have a hard time believing that this is all due to microsoft corporate greed (if you believe in that sort of thing). It astonishes me that microsoft has become such a huge conglomerate that they can not even su... Read More

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Quality

Pros:-accurate fingerprint recognition-fast log in-easy to set up and use-small-portable-good sized cord-works with vistacons:-... Read More

Item works as expected easy to install software needed to run this device

Worked great with old computers but unfortunately they didn't keep the drivers updated so it doesn't work on my win7 or 8 machine.

This device isn't intended to secure your system or data.

Price

This device works well but do not buy for over $50 not worth it and it sold originally for under $100.

I was disappointed to find out, if you want to use this with firefox, the needed software costs as much as the fingerprint reader.

Shipping

Product arrived on time, i would buy with this seller again :)

I love it, managed to get it set up presto fast.

Competitiveness

This device is ideal for vista; it makes uac login screens much less of a hassle.

The microsoft fingerprint reader works just great as a convenience with internet explorer.

Microsoft does not produce the fingerprint reader any longer and will not create a driver for windows7, either.

It will then remember all the blanks that you then type in as compared to windows only remembering log-in and password.

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Previous analysis of this listing was an D grade.

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Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 57.7% of the reviews are reliable.

This product had a total of 197 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 8 2024.