subject: Fingerprint Feature In Windows 7 [print this page] Dont face problems like fingerprint reader displaying a status as unavailable in the Biometric Devices Control Panel Fingerprint. Thsi has become an important Windows 7 issues.
Sometimes the fingerprint reader shows currently busy because it is being used for enrollment. If you are currently enrolling fingerprint data with a device, it will show as unavailable. You will be able to use the device once fingerprint enrollment is complete.
There might be something wrong with the fingerprint reader. Its probably a problem with the driver. You can try to fix this by re-installing the driver on Windows 7.
To fix the driver, take the following steps:
Make sure you have a genuine driver. The driver should be on a CD/DVD that came with the fingerprint device or system. You can also download the driver from the Internet by visiting computer or fingerprint reader manufacturers website, otherwise contact the vendor directly.
1. Log on through the administrator account or a user who belongs to administrator group. Open Device Manager by clicking Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then clicking Device Manager. Administrator permission is required for this process and if you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. Select your fingerprint reader and double-click it.
3. Click the Driver tab, click Uninstall, and then click OK.
4. Install the driver for the device from the CD/DVD or the file that you downloaded from the Internet.
Windows 7 classic is part of a fundamental security related improvement offered by Microsoft in its brand new operating system,Windows 7, scheduled to be launched on October 22.
Bitdefender-Antivirus-2010. The feature, which is available in all editions of the operating system, helps home users protect their computers to a great extent by timely detecting and removing spyware and unwanted software, before they can cause any harm to the system. It guards your computer against pop-up issues, sluggish performance issues, and security threats.
Important features of Windows 7 Defender include:
Scanning options which enable users to organize timely scans of their systems on a regular basis. Users can also decide on the alert levels and actions that they want to perform when potential spyware is detected during a scan.
A system that monitors and recommends actions against spyware whenever the spyware is detected.
Users can view threat details and choose actions on per-threat basis.
Moreover, Windows 7 Defender includes several performance enhancements over its earlier editions like:
In order to avoid scanning system files, the system file cache is used for the scan.
Unique threat identification is assigned for each unknown file and kept in the cache. This helps avoid performance-intensive scanning for unknown threats.
Although maximum cache size is maintained, the threats that no longer exist are removed from the cache
The scan schedule is based on idle time notification from the Task Scheduler so that it does not get much complicated for the user.
You can also call iYogi, a technical services provider, for better insight into the security features of Windows 7. iYogi specialists have expertise in various issues related on Windows 7.
