How to enable Passkey access for Windows 11 apps

Passkeys makes signing in more secure and convenient. With Passkeys on Windows 11, you can use Windows Hello to sign in with a PIN, face, or fingerprint. By default, apps can ask to create or use a passcode on your Windows 11 PC, and you'll manage an app's Passkey access, following the instructions below.

How to enable Passkey access for Windows 11 apps

Step 1:

Open Settings on Windows then select Privacy & security in the left menu of the interface.

Step 2:

Looking at the next interface, we scroll down and click on the Passkey feature to proceed with the setup.

Step 3:

In the next new interface, users need to enable Passkey access settings .

Applications will then request to use and access the passkey on your computer. Enabling or disabling passkey access is a simple process. And regularly reviewing the application permissions associated with the passkey can improve the overall security of your computer.

Jessica Tanner

Update 08 December 2025