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title: "Setting up Windows Hello"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/26316964018/Setting%20up%20Windows%20Hello"
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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

![Screenshot of the Windows setup screen instructing the user to use Windows Hello with their account.](media://99bd45b7-a8bc-49e9-84ed-3b2277a35849)

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.

1. At the introduction, click **OK** to begin Windows Hello setup.
2. If you have not set up 2FA via Microsoft Authenticator, you will be instructed to set it up now. A tutorial is [available here](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26318045235).
3. 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.
4. 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.

1. Open **Settings **and navigate to **Accounts → Sign-in options**.
2. 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**.
3. If you have not set up 2FA via Microsoft Authenticator, you will be instructed to set it up now. A tutorial is [available here](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26318045235).
4. 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.

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