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 ...

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 ...

If you have a Windows Hello-compatible device with facial recognition, such as the Surface Pro 11 or a third-party webcam with an IR scanner, you might encounter a problem with biometric ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This story has been updated on August 59with a statement from ...

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 ...

NexiGo’s HelloCam performs quite well as a 1080p webcam, but has some issues with Consistent performance and noise filtering. Customers seem to really like NexiGo’s HelloCam, an otherwise solid 1080p ...

So, my wife has an Asus laptop from a few years back that has an IR and web camera integrated and it has Windows Hello enabled so she or I can simply turn it on/wake it from sleep and it 'looks' at ...

I love my MacBook Pro, but the fact that it’s gone this long without Face ID still boggles the mind. The feature first came to iPhones in 2017, while Windows Hello facial authentication kicked off in ...

Microsoft just launched a new update for Windows 11, KB5055523, but it seems it won’t install for some users or gets stuck at 20% or 70%. And it’s breaking Windows Hello along the way. Windows 11 has ...