Windows Hello for Business - Registered Methods and Last-used Method

Brink · Feb 19, 2026

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Gain further insights into Windows Hello for Business across your endpoints

Hi folks – Mike Hildebrand here! Today, I bring you a short post about gaining more awareness of Windows Hello for Business (WHFB) configuration information from across your fleet of Windows PCs.

Over time, we’ve improved the built-in "Authentication Methods" reporting in the Entra portal. As far as WHFB goes, at this point, the Entra Portal provides high-level counts of WHFB registration and usage:

However, we IT Pros are a curious bunch, always looking for more information and more detail about what’s going on in our enterprise.

A while back, after being asked by numerous customers for a way to get more details about their WHFB deployment, I published a post about using Entra sign-in log data and a custom Log Analytics Workbook to obtain that information.

That post/report has proven helpful - from Entra sign in logs, we can determine who is using WHFB, from which device (and there’s even a map to show where in the world it’s happening).

Nice.

But that's only the 'cloud-side' of the situation - there are almost always two follow up questions that can only be answered from the endpoint:

What WHFB methods has a user registered on the endpoint(s)? PIN only? PIN + fingerprint? Face?
Which WHFB method was last used by a given user on a given endpoint?

Ask, and yee shall receive

Here are two easy/quick Intune Proactive Remediation detection scripts you can use that send configurations to a Windows endpoint and retrieve the local device details (via reg-values) around WH4B enrollment methods and the last-used WHFB method.

NOTE: In my 12 days of Christmas blog-a-thon, I posted about creative uses of Intune Proactive Remediations.
Once again, thanks to Marius Wyss and his core scripts to collect the WHFB registration and 'last used' info from local endpoints. They’re the real magic here.

!! CAUTION !!

There is PowerShell code involved here.
Due diligence is required on your part.
Raise your right hand and read this out loud: “Like everything else, I will thoroughly test this and all code/changes that I work with before I deploy to production. I will document the before-change state to ensure I can revert any changes I make.”

CODE DISCLAIMER – These sample scripts are not supported under any Microsoft standard support program or service. The sample scripts are provided AS IS without warranty of any kind. Microsoft further disclaims all implied warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk arising out of the use or performance of the sample scripts and documentation remains with you. In no event shall Microsoft, its authors, or anyone else involved in the creation, production, or delivery of the scripts be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use the sample scripts or documentation, even if Microsoft has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

REMINDER/NOTE - When using your scripting editing tool of choice, always be aware of any additional spaces or odd quotation marks or other issues that may result from edit/copy/paste.

“Enrollment Types

The ‘Enrolled Methods’ script from Marius

o Intune-Remediation-Scripts/WH4B/Enrolled Methods at main · MrWyss-MSFT/Intune-Remediation-Scripts · GitHub

o My Remediation Script Settings:

o My results:

“As of 2/2/2026 at 9:40 AM, Adele registered a PIN (default/required) - a face - and a fingerprint - for WH4B on the SURFACEPRO5 device”

“Last Used Method

The ‘Last Used Method’ script from Marius

o Intune-Remediation-Scripts/WH4B/Last Used Method at main · MrWyss-MSFT/Intune-Remediation-Scripts · GitHub

o My Remediation Settings:

o My results:

“As of 2/2/2026 at 9:40 AM, Adele last used a face/camera for WHFB on the SURFACEPRO5 device”

Additional Examples of Results

Enrollment Types Registered

o NOTE: Remember, a PIN is required, so where you see ‘Fingerprint configured’ in the output, it means ‘PIN + Fingerprint’

Last-used method

There you have it folks - by combing these two Detection Scripts with the Log Analytics Workbook mentioned at the start of the post, you have a solid solution for ‘end to end’ WH4B reporting.

Hilde

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