It's February 1: The first "official" day of the Steven Sinofsky Windows era. Yes, I know Senior Vice President of Windows and Windows Live Engineering Sinofsky has been working on Windows Vista and ...

It's really been ages since I've done an editorial. I think what kind of happened is what always happens; you end up busy for a few weeks and don't get a chance to do it and by the time you finally ...

Hopefully you took advantage of Microsoft’s free upgrade offer that allowed consumers to update computers running Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 (and if you didn’t, it’s not too late!). If you did, you ...

Contain your excitement, here comes another new Windows operating system from Microsoft. On October 22, barely three years after it debuted the less-than-stellar Windows Vista, Microsoft will launch ...

Windows Hello is the feature embedded in Windows 10 and 11 that allows users to log in with their biometric identification, namely facial recognition and fingerprint scans. This login method is ...

Chances are that Windows Hello, a Windows 10 feature designed to recognize you and wake up your PC, will instead give you a blank stare. The promise of Windows Hello is that it eliminates the need for ...

How the latest technology available in Windows 10 works. An undated image from Microsoft shows the Windows Hello interface. The software company says that the new service will allow users to sign in ...

Today on Amazon, you can pick up the Kaysuda CA20 Windows Hello Face Recognition Webcam for only $62.99 when you apply the 10% off coupon on the page, that's a $7 savings on the $69.99 list price, and ...

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 ...

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