{"id":100582,"date":"2018-05-24T20:34:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T20:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=100582"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:28:09","slug":"what-is-windows-hello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/what-is-windows-hello\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Windows Hello?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Windows launched Windows 10, the company set out to make the greatest possible leap forward. After a few years of having the operating system with us, there\u2019s no doubt that the Redmond boys have kept their word: it offers good updates, performance, progressive web apps, and another detail: <\/span>Windows Hello<\/b>. Today at Softonic we\u2019ll tell you <\/span>what Windows Hello is<\/b>, why you should use it, and how to activate<\/span> it. <\/span><\/p>\n

What it is and what it\u2019s for<\/b><\/h2>\n

Windows is very concerned about user security and good proof of this is that Windows 10 comes with an antivirus called Windows Defender, the first introduced in its history. However, Windows Hello looks to <\/span>enhance this security <\/b>from the moment the system starts up. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWindows Hello is a more personal way to sign in to your Windows 10 devices with just a look or a touch. <\/span>You\u2019ll get enterprise-grade security<\/b> without having to type in a password,\u201d says Microsoft\u2019s page. In other words, Windows Hello is a way to unlock your device instead of entering a classic password or pin. To do this, <\/span>the system uses your face, eyes and fingerprint<\/b> to establish a pattern. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the moment, gadgets such as Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, cell phones with Windows 10, Microsoft Band and most PCs with fingerprint readers can now use Windows Hello (as long as they have Windows 10, that is). Also, gradually more devices are incorporating this feature. <\/span><\/p>\n

How to activate it<\/b><\/h2>\n

To activate Windows Hello, just click on the \u201cStart\u201d button (on the lower left) and go to the <\/span>\u201cSettings\u201d icon \u00a0-> \u201cConfiguration.\u201d <\/b>When you see the corresponding screen, click on\u00a0<\/span>\u201cAccounts.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

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Of all the fields to choose from, go for the one that says \u201c<\/span>Sign-in options<\/b>.\u201d Click here and you\u2019ll see that Windows Hello appears as a method to activate. Obviously, here you\u2019ve got two possibilities: <\/span>your device is compatible or it’s not<\/b>. In our case, our device doesn\u2019t have a fingerprint reader, but it does have a camera, so we can\u2019t complete the process unless we get an external gadget for it (a little ridiculous, we think). <\/span><\/p>\n

Check if your PC has the possibility of logging in with Windows Hello. If so, our advice is that you use it: <\/span>you\u2019ll have an extra layer of security.<\/b><\/p>\n

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