The Windows Hello dialogue appears in the background when attempting to unlock the Firefox extension (Add-on).
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Description
### Steps To Reproduce
1. Launch Firefox.
2. Open the Bitwarden browser extension by clicking on its icon in the browser's toolbar.
3. Click on (Unlock with biometrics).
### Expected Result
The Windows Hello dialogue should appear in the foreground.
### Actual Result
The Windows Hello dialogue appears in the background, and you need to click on its icon in the Windows taskbar to bring it to the foreground and unlock the Bitwarden extension via Windows Hello.
### Screenshots or Videos
N/A.
### Additional Context
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### Operating System
Windows
### Operating System Version
24H2 (26100.3194)
### Web Browser
Firefox
### Browser Version
135.0.1
### Build Version
2025.2.0
### Issue Tracking Info
- [x] I understand that work is tracked outside of Github. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows Hello unlock flow in the Firefox browser extension on Windows 24H2, then review closed PR #16187 for prior investigation. The work is done when the Windows Hello dialogue reliably opens in the foreground instead of requiring taskbar interaction.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100