Microsoft modernizes Windows Hello
In the Windows Insider preview, Microsoft is testing a visually modernized version of Windows Hello in the beta channel.
Microsoft gives Windows Hello new icons.
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Microsoft is working on improving access control with Windows Hello. Now a visual makeover is also due. It can be admired in the Windows Insider preview of Windows 11 in the beta channel.
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In a blog post announcing the Windows preview version, Microsoft developers present the new features. "At Microsoft, we are committed to security and improving the user experience. As part of this commitment, we launched enhanced passkey capabilities in September 2023 and are now transforming the Windows Hello user experience," the programmers explain. This is a significant change to Windows Hello and aligns it with contemporary Windows visual design standards. The main focus is on making authentication intuitive and seamless.
Windows Hello: Modernized visual communication
The Windows Hello look is intended to provide modernized visual communication. The authentication options should be displayed and selectable quickly and clearly, such as passkey, hardware token, PIN and so on.
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In particular, the user experience when using passkeys has been rejuvenated. Switching between the individual authentication options and selecting passkeys and devices should be much more intuitive as a result.
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The unspecified "administrator protection" integrated in a Canary Windows Insider preview at the beginning of October is also to receive the new look.
The beta version of Windows has also received minor, unspecified general improvements and corrections. The developers have also disabled the new gamepad keyboard layout for the Windows on-screen keyboard to fix some issues with it. It was delivered with an earlier beta version and will be included again in a future version.
About a year and a half ago, Microsoft taught Windows Hello how to use passkeys in a Windows Insider preview. This has now been firmly integrated into Windows. In October, Microsoft announced plans to massively overhaul the passkey management function. The Windows operating system is to enable passkey management with third-party password managers and also synchronization of passkeys between Windows systems via a Microsoft account.
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