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

QUESTION: What’s Windows Hello, and should I be using it? ANSWER: 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 ...

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

Security is easiest when you are the password: You don’t have to memorize complicated keywords, but simply hold your face up to the camera or your finger on a sensor — and you can access your computer ...

Recall's Windows Hello proof of presence (Microsoft) Davuluri said the search index database will also get an additional layer of decryption protection by Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) ...

The most recent security innovation by Microsoft allows you to generate passkeys on Windows 11, which do not use passwords at all. This technology is a revolutionary authentication tool that involves ...

Recall may be much more secure than previously, though you’ll need to use Windows Hello biometric sign in to access it the first time. Reading time 3 minutes For as much as Microsoft initially lauded ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s optional Windows 11 KB5089573 update adds 30 changes, including faster app launches, Windows Hello fixes, and NPU ...

Microsoft is priming Windows 11 for a more passwordless future. The company plans to roll out new passkey-focused features to Windows Insider testers in the coming months, it said in a blog post last ...