Microsoft has updated the look and feel of Windows Hello for Windows 11 users, which is currently in preview for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build users. Microsoft calls the update look a "modernized ...

Windows Hello, Microsoft’s biometric authentication feature that enables Windows 11 users to sign into their devices and apps using facial recognition, their fingerprint, or a PIN, is getting a new ...

Windows 11 is getting a sign-in and authentication overhaul, and it’s now in beta testing. Windows 11 is getting a sign-in and authentication overhaul, and it’s now in beta testing. is a senior editor ...

Modern Windows PCs often include some kind of biometric hardware, mainly in the form of facial recognition (using infrared cameras) or fingerprint scanning. Both of these features let you use Windows ...

The redesigned Windows Hello UI makes it much easier to use passkeys in Windows 11. The redesigned Windows Hello UI makes it much easier to use passkeys in Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of ...

Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented devices with integrated cameras from installing Windows 11 24H2 due to a face detection bug causing app freezes. The issues were triggered ...

Microsoft is now testing WebAuthn API updates that add support for using third-party passkey providers for Windows 11 passwordless authentication. Passkeys use biometric authentication, such as ...

The most recent security innovation by Microsoft allows you to generate passkeys on Windows 11, which do not use passwords at all. This technology is a revolutionary authentication tool that involves ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Just when you thought Microsoft couldn’t get things any worse ...