Setting up Windows Hello
Windows Hello is a feature of modern PCs that allows for authentication using a PIN, biometrics, or security key. This allows for similar functionality to how an iPhone unlocks with Face ID or an Android phone unlocks with a fingerprint sensor. These options live alongside your UConn email password.
Users of UConn-owned Dell computers can set up Windows Hello to make logging in faster and more convenient.
Setting up Windows Hello on a new computer
When setting up your new Windows computer, you may see a screen instructing you to set up Windows Hello before the first sign-in completes.
At the introduction, click OK to begin Windows Hello setup.
If you have not set up 2FA via Microsoft Authenticator, you will be instructed to set it up now. A tutorial is available here.
Depending on the features of your computer, you may get a choice on what sign-in method to use. For most users, you will be prompted to set a 6-digit PIN. Set up the sign-in method according to the instructions on-screen.
Once you are at the “All set!” screen, Windows Hello setup has finished and you can click OK to proceed to the desktop.
Setting up Windows Hello on a computer that you already use
You can add or modify Windows Hello sign-in methods after initial setup.
Open Settings and navigate to Accounts → Sign-in options.
Depending on the features available to your computer, you will see multiple options under Ways to sign in with (Windows Hello) next to them. Choose the sign-in method that you want to add and then click Set up.
If you have not set up 2FA via Microsoft Authenticator, you will be instructed to set it up now. A tutorial is available here.
Depending on the features of your computer, you may get a choice on what sign-in method to use. For most users, you will be prompted to set a 6-digit PIN. Set up the sign-in method according to the instructions on-screen.