Validity Fingerprint Sensor and windows 10: Not working

[MarkInCA]

My EliteBook 8740w uses the VFS451.  And where does one get the SimplePass software? That was not part of my original configuration.

[duccom]

The main point is update Validity Sensors to latest version 4.5+ so it can be supported by Windows 10.

Follow by go2, I got driver  package from: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=VFS451

which support Windows 10.

I've got it working following those steps:

1. Once you got the CAB file by using a extract tool (WinRAR) to extract it to a folder (eg. D:\driver\vfp451)

2. Disconnect to the Internet (to prevent Windows Driver automatic install driver)

3. Using Device Manager, unsinstall existing Validity Sensors (with Version 2.3...), now it become Unknow Device

4. Right click to Unknow Device (which actually a Validity Sensors) choose update driver and then browser to extracted folder (vfp451) before.

5. Done, use Windows Hello to setup finger print authenticate.

[MarkInCA]

duccom:  I "updated" the sensor driver according to your directions (more or less) and it appears to be fine now for logging in to Windows.  When I went to the Microsoft Update Catalog, however, it sure looked like the Windows 10 driver is older than the one that was already installed for Windows 10.  Despite the version numbers, the 4.5.x version is several years older than the 2.3 .x version that was installed.  But whatever, it now seems to work. Thanks!

Now, is there other software that will let me use the fingerprint sensor for in-application sign-ins and such, like QuickBooks?  I'm not talking about web log ins.

[AbuEdik]

Hi Everyone,

Everything working fairly well for me.  I would still like to get the BIOS logon option to work.  Has anyone come across someone who got this to work?

(I am now using the  Synaptics (Validity) Fingerprint Sensor Driver  - sp71833 and with HP SimplePass for Windows 10 - sp63224 on an EliteBook 8770w - the fingerprint device # VFS491 ) 

[MarkInCA]

> I would still like to get the BIOS logon option to work.  Has anyone come across someone who got this to work?

I'm pretty sure it's going to require ProtectTools to fingerprint-protect the BIOS on that machne.  My original ProtectTools installation, the one I had before upgrading to Win10, still provided BIOS protection after the upgrade.  I wonder if installing that original version might solve all of this now that the fingerprint senor work in Win10 with the updated driver.

[Jhim]

Thanks Duccom, after searching online for days this is the solution for Hp Probook series!

[AbuEdik]

Hi All,

An update from me.  After another Windows10 update, the following setup became unstable and the system stopped functioning properly.

Synaptics (Validity) Fingerprint Sensor Driver  - sp71833 and with HP SimplePass for Windows 10 - sp63224 on an EliteBook 8770w - the fingerprint device # VFS491

I have been able to sort it out by using the following HP SimplePass Identity Protection Software - sp71729 and Synaptics (Validity) Fingerprint Sensor Driver  - sp71833.

Windows Hello works as well.

Every attempt to get the Bios login to work has failed.

[ugi]

Hi, what did you actually do to solve the fingerprint scanner problem.

Mine stopped working after re-instal of Win 10 on Envy 13.

[MarkInCA]

After working correctly for a while, the scanner now works only intermittently at log in. Not sure why, but maybe it has something to do with leaving the machine on all the time but in sleep mode when not used.  Seems to work best right after reboot, them flaky again.  Oh well, there's always PIN.

[AbuEdik]

To get the fingerprint sensor working again, find the exact hardware version of your sensor, i.e. my verison is fingerprint device # VFS491.

Look it up in the device manager.

I dowloaded the following 2 HP SoftPacks and everything works.  Synaptics (Validity) Fingerprint Sensor Driver  - sp7183 and HP SimplePass Identity Protection Software - sp71729.