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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In brief: Microsoft and other tech giants are encouraging a general pivot toward biometrics – generally considered more secure than typical passwords. However, research has repeatedly shown that ...

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 ...