I always want to make sure my new Windows PC is protected against security threats. Here are five things I do with that goal in mind.

With the pandemic undermining traditional work structures and forcing many employees to work from home, many of us have developed an interest in on-the-go working methods. Some people use smartphones ...

PCs, both laptops and even desktops, are finally getting on the biometrics bandwagon. While most new laptops mostly use Windows 10's Hello face recognition, there is a growing number that use ...

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Are you frustrated that your fingerprint works to log into Windows 11/10, but gets rejected by the UAC when trying to install an app or make any changes? If so, we understand how bothersome it can be, ...

The Kensington VeriMark IT Fingerprint Key is pretty simple. At a glance, you’d easily mistake it for a wireless USB receiver. It is well constructed as it uses a zinc alloy in its construction. Just ...

Along with its newest Surface devices, the Surface Pro, and Surface Laptop, Microsoft added a number of new Surface-branded accessories that either stand alone or work with specific models. Now, there ...

One day, Microsoft promises, you won’t need a password to log in to your Windows 10 PC. That promise is Windows Hello, which will use your face or fingerprint as your passport for Windows and the web.

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 ...

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 ...

A fingerprint scanner is a small electronic device that guards your computer from intruders. You place your fingertip on the reader; it scans your fingerprint and ...