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DanielRobinson
Iron Contributor
Apr 22, 2025

Remove post-auth confirmation for Windows Hello popup?

Hi all,

I’m wondering if there’s a tweak or setting in Windows that can automatically dismiss the Windows Hello prompt window after a successful scan (facial or fingerprint).

Right now, even after Hello successfully verifies me, I still have to manually click “OK” to continue — which kind of defeats the “Hello” part of Windows Hello. 😅

I’ve attached a screenshot of the window I’m referring to (below):

It would be great if this behaved more like the lock screen, where once Hello verifies you, it just disappears and logs you in.

Anyone know if this can be done, or if there's a registry/GPO/hidden setting to streamline this?

Thanks!

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    ChuckSchumer
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    Apr 22, 2025

    Option 1: Group Policy Modification (Enterprise/Professional)
    Press Win+R and type gpedit.msc

    Navigate to:

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    Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Hello for Business
    Enable the policy:

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    “Turn off login success notifications” → Enabled
    Option 2: Registry Editor (all versions)
    powershell
    # Run with administrator privileges:
    reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork” /v “DisablePostLogonAuthenticationDelay” /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
    Effective Conditions:

    AuthHost service needs to be restarted:

    cmd. net stop AuthHost &&
    net stop AuthHost && net start AuthHost
    Option 3: Service downgrade
    Open the Services Manager (services.msc)

    Find:

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    Windows Hello Biometric Service
    Startup type changed to “Manual”
    Note: It will slow down the authentication speed

     

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