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 ...

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 ...

Windows 11/10 computers offer different types of sign-in options to users. Windows Hello is among these signing options. It is a more personal and secure way to get instant access to your Windows ...

Windows 11's latest security update expands Enhanced Sign-in Security to external fingerprint readers. Here's what it ...

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In this post, we will show you how to disable Face recognition on Windows 11. Facial recognition is a feature in the Windows operating system that allows users to log in to their devices using facial ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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