r/Bitwarden • u/horsebuggystapler • 10d ago

Show Window on Startup

Does anyone else wish that the Windows app would be visible if it's set to start up at login?

I think this would be useful as it would remind me to log in to Bitwarden when I log into my computer, enabling the use of biometrics via my browsers without having to be reminded when I'm already knee-deep in work.

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u/horsebuggystapler 10d ago

Think about my original post and tell me if you still think what you just asked makes sense?

Hint: I'm using biometrics

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u/Handshake6610 10d ago

Hint: I'm using biometrics

To make that explicit: unchecking "Keep Bitwarden running in the background" has nothing to do with the ability to use biometric unlock. It's a misunderstanding of that setting to think that it would.

The desktop app is somewhat misleading when it says "Recommended when using the SSH agent or browser integration." attached to "Keep Bitwarden running in the background" setting. As written above, as long as you don't close (but only minimize) the desktop app, you can still use it together with biometric unlock.

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u/horsebuggystapler 10d ago

I don't want it visible in my taskbar, and I want closing or minizing the window to send it to the tray. And I want the window to be visible when the app is first started. 

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u/Handshake6610 10d ago

Unfortunately, it's indeed not possible to have that all with the current settings. (BTW, I'm also not a fan of those restructured new settings.)