If you have a Toshiba with AuthenTec biometric device and you forgot to clear the fingerprints before formatting your windows 8.1 installation, you will face the issue of not being able to register the same fingers in your newly created Microsoft Account. The issue steams from the buggy implementation of the Toshiba Fingerprint Utility that doesn't handle domain accounts that well. Moreover, the fingerprint biometric data are stored inside the hardware, so no matter what file you delete, you won't be able to fix this. Some people on the net report that a simple export and import of the data (using the utility as administrator) worked for them. All the reports were mentioning windows 7 so I guess they were all facing an issue with local accounts and not domain ones.
Luckily, Toshiba discovered the issue and offers a command line tool to delete all fingerprint data from the hardware. The name of this tool is TFPU WBF Delete Fingerprint Tool (a.k.a. tc30636900b.exe) and this made the trick for me.
3 comments:
Wow this is amazing! I am really fascinated with products that give more to consumers. Toshiba is a great company that grew up with innovations. For sure, a lot of people will be encouraged to try this product.
Thanks a lot, it works on the Portege r700 with Windows 10
Thanks again, TomP
What a useful information you share
Thanks a lot, it also works in a Toshiba Portege Z830 with windows 10.
F. Rodriguez
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