A Password is a secret code that is stored on a server and can be used to access your account from any location, at least when speaking of computer-related accounts. Now they say that since servers ...

In this post, we will show you how to use PIN instead of Password on a Windows 11/10 PC. Microsoft offers several different options for account authentication in Windows. These include a local account ...

If your computer has the right hardware, accessing it using your face or your fingerprint can be more secure than traditional ...

Windows Hello lets you sign in to Windows 10 with facial recognition, a PIN, or your fingerprint. Not all Windows 10 computers are compatible with Windows Hello, but compatibility can be added. Using ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. While Microsoft recently made an unprecedented change to the ...

This feature was only available to Windows 10 Home Insiders, but is now available for all Windows 10 Insider versions. Using this method, users can sign in to Windows 10 with a phone number account ...

Those of you who create a PIN to back up your password in Windows probably rely on a standard 4-digit number, but did you know that you can create a longer and more complex PIN? You can devise a PIN ...

On March 24, Microsoft announced that it was pausing all optional non-security releases of Windows 10 with effect from May due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. That was then; this is ...

Windows Hello, which is an all-in-one biometric authentication process baked into Windows 10, is getting enhancements in the May 2020 Update. With every Windows 10 feature update, Microsoft has tried ...

It’s part of a bigger push to get rid of passwords It’s part of a bigger push to get rid of passwords is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech ...