Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 update that lets users enter their PIN without waiting for Windows Hello biometrics. Here's how it works and who can try it.

Windows 11 will let users enter their PIN immediately without waiting for Windows Hello biometric authentication to fail.

Windows 11 build 26340.9882 lets you type your PIN while Windows Hello is still checking your face or fingerprint. We tested ...

Microsoft has spent much of 2026 fixing some of the annoying things that have plagued Windows 11 for years. There is now a ...

Failed fingerprint or facial recognition attempts can make Windows Hello unnecessarily annoying. Microsoft is finally making ...

Microsoft has updated the look and feel of Windows Hello for Windows 11 users, which is currently in preview for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build users. Microsoft calls the update look a "modernized ...

Windows 11 Build 28120.3454 adds automatic screen brightness for Windows Hello face sign-in and simplifies the security key ...

The redesigned Windows Hello UI makes it much easier to use passkeys in Windows 11. The redesigned Windows Hello UI makes it much easier to use passkeys in Windows 11. is a senior correspondent and ...

There can’t be a silver lining without a cloud, and for all of the problems Microsoft managed to fix with the KB5055523 update for Windows 11, there is the small issue of it causing Windows Hello ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Microsoft is expanding support for passkeys in Windows 11 to make it more secure to log into websites and apps using biometric authentication. Passkeys are unique codes linked to specific devices such ...

Today's Windows 11 update includes several security improvements, including a new passkeys management dashboard designed to help users go passwordless more easily and tools to reduce the attack ...