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 ...

Thanks to Windows Hello, unlocking and logging in to your Windows 11 devices is easy and secure. From Apple’s FaceID feature found on iPhone, or the fingerprint and face scanners found on Android ...

Long ago, I had an Android phone with an early facial recognition sign-in feature… and someone could unlock my phone just by ...

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 Windows Hello PIN ...

Yep, you can log in to your Windows laptop by looking at the webcam using Windows Hello. Here's how to set it up. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and ...

With an Intel RealSense 3D camera, you can use Windows Hello sign in with your face instead of your password. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services.

If you're having trouble getting your third-party webcam to work with Windows Hello on a new Surface for facial authentication, we have an easy fix. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Passwords keep our emails private and our baking balances safe. They’re part of the computing experience. If your device doesn’t have a password, it isn’t safe. Windows 10, Microsoft’s latest ...

The best Windows Hello webcams add something your PC may lack: a quick, secure way to log in to your PC without a password. Wouldn’t it be nice if your PC just recognized you instead? That’s where a ...

One bit of technology that no one really talks about but has changed my life in the last handful of years is face unlock on my Windows laptop. It comes built in to most high-end laptops these days, ...

Fresh options in Windows 11 25H2 let you get fancy with the screen that appears before you log in to your PC and after you ...