diff --git a/docs/cspell.json b/docs/cspell.json
index 7617d96c73574..19b3a41797197 100644
--- a/docs/cspell.json
+++ b/docs/cspell.json
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
     "MAINPID",
     "MDAs",
     "MGET",
+    "Minidriver",
     "MYDNS",
     "MYELB",
     "MYIP",
diff --git a/docs/pages/access-controls/guides/hardware-key-support.mdx b/docs/pages/access-controls/guides/hardware-key-support.mdx
index 2760738cd163d..3a233c3e619e5 100644
--- a/docs/pages/access-controls/guides/hardware-key-support.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/access-controls/guides/hardware-key-support.mdx
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ like `tctl edit`. With touch required, hardware key support provides better secu
   so we recommend only using one PIV application at a time.
 </Admonition>
 
+- Install a smart card driver for you operating system. Teleport clients will connect to your YubiKey through the smart card driver to generate keys and perform cryptographic operations.
+  - MacOS and Windows both ship with smart card drivers.
+    - If you run into problems on Windows, try the official [YubiKey Smart Card Minidriver](https://www.yubico.com/support/download/smart-card-drivers-tools/).
+  - On Linux distributions, download the [YubiKey Manager or Yubico PIV tool](https://www.yubico.com/support/download/smart-card-drivers-tools/), which both include the Linux smart card driver as a dependency. 
 - (!docs/pages/includes/tctl.mdx!)
 
 ## Step 1/2. Enforce hardware key support