An XPS 15 page says, "Choose between two secure, personalized ways to log on." And it lists fingerprint and face recognition. That sounds like those are the ONLY ways to log on. So are passwords not even an option?
Ditto an Inspiron 15 7000 page: "Log in quickly with the fingerprint reader and Windows Hello to skip the password." Does this mean that we can't use a password?
No need to provide the pros and cons of passwords vs. other methods. This isn't a question about what I should do. It's a question about whether I can use a password if I so choose.
Thanks.
You made an assumption with the reader and Hello. It said to skip the password, meaning by using the fingerprint reader it is an alternative to typing in a password. You would still have the ability to enter a password in order to log in. This web site may help. And in fact when given the option of a PIN or fingerprint reader, you can still input a typed password. In fact if you forget the PIN or never enter a fingerprint for scanning then you would have to input your typed password. The methods are alternate ways to enter a password but do not eliminate the ability to use a password.
@mattwoeit You can certainly still use passwords as long as the OS supports them, and Windows as of this writing still does, even though Microsoft is also pushing for a password-free experience by recently updating Windows 10 to make it possible to have an account that has no traditional password at all. But I can't think of a way a system vendor would even be ABLE to prevent users from using passwords if the OS allowed it, never mind the question of whether it would be wise to do so.
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You made an assumption with the reader and Hello. It said to skip the password, meaning by using the fingerprint reader it is an alternative to typing in a password. You would still have the ability to enter a password in order to log in. This web site may help. And in fact when given the option of a PIN or fingerprint reader, you can still input a typed password. In fact if you forget the PIN or never enter a fingerprint for scanning then you would have to input your typed password. The methods are alternate ways to enter a password but do not eliminate the ability to use a password.
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@mattwoeit You can certainly still use passwords as long as the OS supports them, and Windows as of this writing still does, even though Microsoft is also pushing for a password-free experience by recently updating Windows 10 to make it possible to have an account that has no traditional password at all. But I can't think of a way a system vendor would even be ABLE to prevent users from using passwords if the OS allowed it, never mind the question of whether it would be wise to do so.