For some reason, Windows Hello-compatible webcams are a rare occurrence these days, with most manufacturers focusing on other aspects of their cameras instead of biometric authentication. However, you ...

Will your laptop recognize you in the dark? Maybe. Maybe not. An April patch update for Windows now “requires color cameras” to see a visible face when signing in, according to Microsoft via Windows ...

Users across the web are reporting that Windows Hello no longer works in the dark. This change was first reported back in April, and unfortunately doesn't appear to be a bug. As detailed in April's ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s Windows Hello face unlock feature no longer works in dark rooms, and it’s not a bug. Microsoft quietly made the change to Windows Hello in April, in order to fix a vulnerability with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Windows Hello face unlock in dark rooms has been disabled to fix a vulnerability. Windows Hello face unlock in dark rooms has been disabled to fix a vulnerability. is a senior editor and author of ...