Disable biometrics (breaks fingerprinting/facial login)
- Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
- Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
- Impact: Medium
System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Moderate
This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
This action improves privacy with some impact when you run the recommended script. - Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
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- Administrator rights requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
- Fully reversible
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Overview
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This system update streamlines: disable biometrics (breaks fingerprinting/facial login) to adopt strict system data privacy security on Windows. For good measure, you'll learn how to reverse personalized configurations on this option.
Trust is built by prioritizing personal privacy control in every interactio. Follow the steps to optimize personal privacy management options: find your next move among these choices. Double-checking as you go will save you time in the long run.
References
- Start, stop, pause, resume, or restart a service
- Introduction to Windows Service Applications
- SC.exe (Service Control)
- Services
- Data Security and Privacy: Concepts, Approaches, and Research Directions
Technical Details
The script here implements registry changes to gain deep privacy configurations and It aims to maintain stricter important data privacy assurance. It can also accelerate the system by efficient setting management. To obtain granular service control, this tweak adjusts service startup to help reinforce online privacy assurance. It helps lowered background overhead from redundant services to fine-tune how the system runs.
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- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 5 instructions
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- 3 Privacy settings
Choose what to protect based on your needs: Click any option to learn more about what it does. Each change can be applied and reversed individually.
Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.
Disable use of biometrics
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Disable biometric logon
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