VeriMark Desktop

I bought this for my work computer. I use a laptop for work and it’s constantly connected to a docking station, which makes the built-in fingerprint reader difficult to access. Using this fingerprint reader, I’m able to leave it connected to the dock and every time I get to the office and connect my laptop it fires right up. I have had no issues configuring it with Windows hello and it seems to work every time.

I tried a couple "cheaper" readers but this REALLY works well and is consistent. Any angle of my finger. Quick to respond. Love it and only wish I had gotten it years ago..!Love it and I haven't even tried some of the fancier features yet. (May have to update this when I do...)

Excellent, except some applications do not recognize it. Sure is a fast, secure and easy way to fire up the system.

Works pretty well most of the time. The reader has difficulties with identifying prints as the contact area is small, very small. For me, it fits my pinky finger perfectly but of course that's not that finger I used. It's a good product that could be great if the contact area were at least 25% bigger.Note: In my case it was plug and play, as soon as I plugged it in, Windows identified it and the appropriate drivers were automatically installed. I believe that is to be the case with Windows 10/11 installations. Your mileage may vary.

This is a reliable and small fingerprint reader that is reliable and fast.A previous fingerprint reader would misread and require repeat scanning. Also, the older one was a swipe whereas this one is simply a light touch.I give it five stars for being plug and play. I did not have to download any drivers on my up to date Windows 11 desktop. It installed and interfaced with Windows Hello without issues.Quick scanning, easy install and reliable.

UPDATE:I've had it about a month and a half. Or about 2 weeks past the return window. It got more and more fussy about reading our fingerprints. I thought it was just me because of dirt and oil and whatever on my hands from working in the garage. But my wife had the same issues.Now it's just a useless piece of junk.I switched over to Digital Persona 4500 fingerprint reader. I haven't had any issues since. You can find them on Amazon - but buying a used one on eBay from a reputable seller is the better bet. It also costs a lot less. They don't come with drivers. However all you need to do is google Digital Persona 4500 driver and look for the HID Global website to find them. It's no more complicated than downloading any other driver and installing it.Original:I've had it about a week and so far so good. I started looking at these when one of our kiddos somehow obtained our Windows pin #, then used that to obtain some other sensitive information from our desktop computer and got himself in a boatload of trouble....I'm using Win 10 and it was very easy to get it set up with Windows Hello. Now instead of entering a PIN or password we just touch our finger.I couldn't get this to work with Dashlane. So we switched to NordPass and now instead of entering the master password to unlock it we just touch our finger.I initially encountered some issues with it going to sleep and not waking up as others have mentioned. After doing some research I double checked the BIOS settings to make sure the USB ports were powered even if the machine was off. That was how BIOS was set - so that wasn't the issue.I then checked in device manager and under Power Management I had to uncheck a box that allowed the computer to turn it off to save power. Once I did that I haven't had any issues with it not working.I love the small size of it. I'm not entirely sure the kiddos even know what it is.The adhesive on it was worthless. Even after cleaning the desk with an alcohol wipe and letting it dry the adhesive on it didn't last a day. I replaced it with a good quality double sided tape and haven't had any issues. There isn't much weight to it - so you really do need to secure it to the desk for it to be usable.It's much easier and faster to touch a finger and log into windows, and log into the password manager. And it keeps any kiddos from looking over our shoulders. It's a win win situation. Couldn't be happier so far. Will update if it doesn't last or other issues crop up.

Kensington Fingerprint Scanner works perfectly. Have been using it for about a week now without and issues. Works much better than the older Kensington which was plugged into a usb port with a side facing reader. Easy install.... just plug it in and it works.

Worked fine on my Windows machine for years, but I was disappointed to find Kensington doesn't support Linux when I switched operating systems recently. Just be aware, this will not function on a Linux machine.