2080 Windows Hello Password Lost After WinMagic Installation and Encryption is Completed and Setup Fingerprint Do S4 then Reboot

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PIN code lost issue for OPAL SSD enable secureDOC Disk Encryption on SCPC Level2

  1. Use OPAL SSD

  2. Enter BIOS setup menu Disable "Block SID Authentication"

  3. Ensure Secure Boot Enable

  4. Set OS password

  5. Install SecureDoc_64.exe

  6. Input password and SSD Encryption, then system need to shutdown

  7. Input secureDoc password enter OS

  8. Set PIN code

  9. Enter S4 then resume from S4

  10. Found PIN code lost => problem

WinMagic Analysis: The Microsoft feature, Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS), is based on Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) and Trusted Platform Module 2.0 from the BIOS. It is used to isolate and protect users' authentication data and secure the data communication channel.

Upon SecureDoc deployment, this feature sometimes stops working, with symptoms such as the PIN not being available or the fingerprint not being usable to log in at the Windows login screen. This indicates that the retrieval of the protected Windows Hello metadata is compromised. Most importantly, we found that this issue is not necessarily permanent. If you re-register your Windows Hello PIN and reboot, you can use your PIN from Windows Hello at the next login, indicating that the conflict is a one-time occurrence. We did not conduct further testing to see if this issue could happen again. This is not a SecureDoc issue, as SecureDoc is working as expected.

Unfortunately, we do not have a way to troubleshoot this issue between Windows Hello and ESS. It is reasonable to ask Microsoft to help pinpoint where and why the ESS PIN has been compromised.