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Hackers got past Windows Hello by tricking a webcam

Clearly the quickest way to bypass Microsoft facial recognition, no? Biometric authentication is a key piece of the tech industry’s plans to make the world password-less . But a new method for duping Microsoft’s Windows Hello facial-recognition system shows that a little hardware fiddling can trick the system into unlocking when it shouldn’t. Services like […]

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Windows 10 21H1 available now, improves document load times

Enlarge / Not all users will see 21H1 show up in Windows Update yet—but if you’re the itchy type, you can force the issue by downloading the Windows media installation tool directly. (credit: Jim Salter) The May 2021 update to Windows 10 is here—although most users likely won’t notice. The new version of Windows 10 […]