finger print recognition stopped working, what can i do to make it work again?

[Windows 11]

it worked fine until it didn't. I didn't mess with any settings or install any updates, yet I am met with a text that says "We couldn't find a fingerprint scanner compatible with Windows Hello fingerprint" although I was just using it less than 24 hours ago. I really liked this function and would hate to lose it, what can I do?I checked the "Device Manager" and found the device status "This device cannot start. (Code 10)" under the biometric devices section.

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