RDP to the server or workstation. Open the Run prompt (Windows Key + R). Run: hdwwiz.exe. Click Next. Select Install the hardware that I manually select and click Next. Select Smart Cards and click Next. Select Yubico from the Manufacturer section, YubiKey Smart Card Minidriver from the Model section, and click Next. Click Next again. Control Panel - Device Manager - Disk Drives - SD Card Reader or similar - double click - Driver tab -. click Update Drivers (this will likely do nothing as MS is far behind certifying drivers) then Right Click. on it UNINSTALL. Now move to USB Controllers - Right Click - UNINSTALL everything in the Category one at time EXCEPT. 1. I am not familiar with UWP but i found this example. It creates a smartcard reader instance: private SmartCardReader reader = provisioning.SmartCard.Reader; and adds a CardAdded handler to it: reader.CardAdded += HandleCardAdded; The HandlerCardAdded looks like this: void HandleCardAdded (SmartCardReader sender, CardAddedEventArgs args Each client device that uses a smart card for user authentication must have the following hardware and software. Smart cards and smart card readers that use a PKCS#11 or Microsoft CNG API/CryptoAPI provider. Users that authenticate with smart cards must have a smart card or USB smart card token, and each smart card must contain a user certificate. I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad x250, with integradted smartcard reader. This is an “Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader” according to the system. When I plug in the Nitrokey, it registers a smartcard reader, type “Microsoft usbccid-smartcard-leser (WUDF)”, and this works fine according to the system manager. But no software that i use https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pcs-ISO-PVC-IC-With-SLE4442-Chip-Blank-Smart-Card-Contact-IC-Card-Safety-WhMFS/402411356223?hash=item5db196003f%3Ag%3AuYAAAOSw61Va2cKj&LH_BIN=1. The smart card was not recognized. Please check the card is inserted correctly and fits tightly. .

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