No more remembering or typing in unsafe passwords, no more fear of prying eyes: With this fingerprint sensor, you can easily upgrade your Windows system. All you need is a free USB port. The FPS00201 reads your fingerprint and logs you into Windows and many web services. For the initial setup, your fingerprints must be "learned". A smart algorithm helps here, which learns through frequent repetition and speeds up recognition. 10 different fingers can be taught - either all from one person or from several. The sensor surface enables 360° recognition. The finger does not have to be at a certain angle. This is really suitable for everyday use. Once you have experienced the function, you won't want to be without it.
A notice:
Please note that there are 2 versions of the fingerprint sensor. Both have the same functionality, but the drivers are different. Windows automatically installs the appropriate driver. The FPS00201 in silver is equipped with a chip from Elan . This chipset is not only supported by Windows, but also by Linux libfprint / fprintd. Otherwise, the difference is only relevant if there are technical problems. More on that at the end of this article. There is currently no driver for MacOS. The hardware ID of the chipset is 04f3:0c3d.
Windows Hello
Biometric login is already included in Windows 10 and is called Windows Hello . No software installation is necessary, everything is prepared in Windows 10/11. The drivers are also included in Windows or can be loaded automatically via an online connection (Windows Update) if required. Over time, other software applications will be possible with Windows Hello. This only depends on the third-party software; the fingerprint sensor is ideally suited for this. In the Edge and Chrome browsers, you can already log in to websites using your fingerprint. Password managers can also use the fingerprint as a master password.
If the fingerprint sensor is removed from the computer, the usual password entry (PIN or password) is used. When it is plugged in again, the fingerprint login is immediately active again. There is no need to set it up again. No actual fingerprints are stored, but a value is calculated from them (so-called hash). The USB dongle is therefore only the interface for input. The dongle can therefore be used on different computers, but must be set up individually on each one.
Driver installation under Win 10/11
With updates from Microsoft, it can happen that the driver is not installed automatically. In this case, the necessary driver for the fingerprint reader should be selected manually. To do this, under Windows 10 : Windows Update, select “ Show optional updates ”. Then tick “ELAN Finger Print Biometrics”.
For Windows 11: Under " Windows Update > Advanced options " the switch for " Receive updates for other Microsoft products " must be turned on. The driver for the Elan Chip can then be found under " Optional updates > Driver updates" if it has not yet been installed.
Video on setting up under Windows 10
We offer a multilingual manual in PDF format for download here .
Elan Chip
The USB ID is 04f3:0c28. The correct driver will be installed automatically by Windows. For updates, please make sure that Windows Update > Advanced Options > Optional Updates are active:
A manual installation for Windows 10 & 11 would be possible with this driver from the Microsoft catalog . However, it almost always works automatically.
