A growing number of Windows laptops feature fingerprint sensors with support for Microsoft’s Windows Hello technology. The idea is to let users login quickly by tapping a finger against the sensor ...

Microsoft killed Edge's Master Password feature on June 4th. Now Windows Hello is the only way to protect your saved ...

Back in February, Microsoft added support for external Windows Hello ESS-compatible fingerprint readers to Windows 11.

Biometric security, deemed as the pinnacle of protection, faces a credibility challenge on Windows laptops equipped with the Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system. Recent research conducted ...

The Blackwing Intelligence security firm has posted word it was able to successfully bypass the fingerprint authentication of Microsoft's Windows Hello technology with a number of laptops. A security ...

Security researchers have bypassed Windows Hello fingerprint authentication. These researchers are from Blackwing Intelligence. And before you ask, they didn't conduct the test on only one laptop.

A group of researchers have proven that Microsoft's Windows Hello fingerprint authentication isn't as strong as the company might have thought. This isn't the first time that we've seen Windows ...

Goodbye master password, hello Windows Hello. Edge is ditching passwords in favor of biometrics.

While Windows laptop users like to think they have their own version of Touch ID, it appears not to offer the same level of security. The Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system on the top ...

Microsoft Edge has replaced master passwords with Windows Hello for accessing its password manager, enhancing security in the ...

I'm not too concerned. The fingerprint reader on my work-issued Thinkpad is absolutely fucking worthless and is never able to identify me, so it won't do an attacker much good if they manage to add ...

Microsoft ended support for password master in Edge on June 4, 2026, in favour of Windows Hello.