Solved Disable Windows Hello

bdrake86

Recently, there was an update that I foolishly clicked on "Accept" without reading how to disable the feature. Every time I use vivaldi to auto fill a username and password it pops up with a window for the "Windows Hello" to enter my PIN. I've searched and have been unable to find out how to disable it.

Any advise or help for my foolishness would be much appreciated.

Pathduck

This appears to be a new feature in Chromium 118, and a quick web search finds a lot of articles how to disable it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+hello+chrome+passwords

Since the "Chromium" password manager is not directly available from the Vivaldi UI, use the url:
vivaldi://password-manager/

I don't find the option myself, but I'm assuming that it only shows if Hello is enabled on the OS.
IMO turn off this PIN code BS in Windows and always use local accounts.

Hadden89

@bdrake86 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/Search/results?query=windows+hello

If the account was changed from local account (user+pwd) to ms account this might help:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/switch-your-windows-10-device-to-a-local-account-eb7e78a9-88ee-9bc3-8f06-831b56e339fd (unsure if valid for w11 too)

bdrake86

It has always been Windows Hello, the change in Vivaldi behavior is very recent. I am only trying to remove the Windows Hello pop up when I put in my username and password in vivaldi

Hadden89

@bdrake86 I don't think is possible. Likely the new chromium/vivaldi enforce Hello Authentication if enabled on the system.

Pathduck

This appears to be a new feature in Chromium 118, and a quick web search finds a lot of articles how to disable it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+hello+chrome+passwords

Since the "Chromium" password manager is not directly available from the Vivaldi UI, use the url:
vivaldi://password-manager/

I don't find the option myself, but I'm assuming that it only shows if Hello is enabled on the OS.
IMO turn off this PIN code BS in Windows and always use local accounts.

bdrake86

Thank you, that got it. Appreciate the help!

njjl

vivaldi://password-manager/settings

It is there.

DoctorG

@njjl Yes, that URL changed since Vivaldi got Chromium 118 core change.