Something I've noticed is that some PC owners-- and Mac owners, for that matter -- are hesitant to adopt new tech on their computer. This makes a certain amount of sense, since many people use their ...

Take these preemptive steps to protect your data and make your laptop more recoverable in case it's ever lost or stolen.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for ...

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 ...

Windows 11/10 supports the use of Biometrics. It already supports PIN, Password and Picture Password on all computers, but given the proper hardware, Windows 10 also supports facial scanning, Iris ...

Following a guide about Windows passkeys on how to enable, save and manage them, the company has now published a guide on how to enable Enhanced Sign-in Security for protecting biometrics. Yesterday, ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is making it easier and more secure to sign into a Microsoft ...

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 ...

Microsoft has addressed a security feature bypass vulnerability in the Windows Hello authentication biometrics-based tech, letting threat actors spoof a target's identity and trick the face ...

It’s frustrating to type a long password into your PC every time you want to browse the internet or listen to music. Use Windows Hello to keep your photos, documents and pictures safe with a password ...

Dismiss Set up Windows Hello message in Windows Security Disable Windows Hello prompt Clear Contents of the Ngc folder Sign in with a local account Reset the Settings app. Let’s check all these ...