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 ...

Set Up a PIN Before you can enable fingerprint or facial recognition, you need to create a PIN to sign into Windows. To do this in Windows 10, go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.Select ...

That explains why so many machines are still on Windows 10, despite a looming support shutdown and the availability of free ...

Long ago, I had an Android phone with an early facial recognition sign-in feature… and someone could unlock my phone just by holding up a photo of me. Yeah, it was bad. Fast forward to 2025 and we ...

QUESTION: What’s Windows Hello, and should I be using it? ANSWER: If you’re like most computer users, getting into your PC involves typing in a password or maybe even a PIN. Windows Hello is akin to ...

Q: What’s Windows Hello, and should I be using it? A: If you’re like most computer users, getting into your PC involves typing in a password or maybe even a PIN. Windows Hello is akin to what most of ...

I might grouse and moan about Windows 11 at every opportunity, but I have to admit that Windows Hello (which was introduced with Windows 10—oops, there I go again) is great. It brings that ...

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