You can now start signing in using your fingerprint on your Windows 11 computer, even if it doesn’t have a built-in fingerprint reader. Microsoft has now started rolling out update KB5101684 to ...

The fun part of security audits is that everybody knows that they’re a good thing, and also that they’re rarely performed prior to another range of products being shoved into the market. This would ...

Microsoft is expanding one of the least understood security features in Windows 11. Beginning with the August 2026 update, Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) now supports compatible external fingerprint ...

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Since Windows 10 introduced Windows Hello back in 2015, most Windows laptops and tablets have shipped with some kind of biometric authentication device installed. Sometimes that means a face- or ...

Security researchers have found flaws in the way laptop manufacturers are implementing fingerprint authentication. Security researchers have found flaws in the way laptop manufacturers are ...

In future, anyone logging into Windows will be greeted by a fresh Windows Hello user interface, which is designed to simplify login using a fingerprint sensor, facial recognition or passkey. The ...