Published May 12, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT My love for computers started with a trusty Compaq back in 2005, and I haven't looked back since. This had me graduate into being an avid tinkerer, even if I end up soft-bricking stuff most of the time. I do also love video games. My transition to Linux has been mostly smooth so far , but I do find myself occasionally missing some Windows “exclusive” features. One of these has to be fingerprint login, which technically works on Linux — assuming you have the magical combination of vendor and developer support. Even then, it is a pain to set up. And to be honest, I’ve always been indifferent to it until I experienced something a bit more convenient, which would be Windows Hello . It’s incredibly fast, reliable, and is now bundled into a lot of Windows laptops these days. Imagine my disappointment when I found out that I would lose this functionality when switching over to Linux. Or so I thought.…