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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This story has been updated on August 59with a statement from ...

Modern Windows PCs often include some kind of biometric hardware, mainly in the form of facial recognition (using infrared cameras) or fingerprint scanning. Both of these features let you use Windows ...

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 ...