If Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security is not working with external camera, enable ESS, make registry changes, manage Intune policy, etc.

Typing a PIN or password on the login screen is easy enough, but it's nowhere near as convenient as using Windows Hello. A quick glance at the webcam or a tap on the fingerprint sensor, and you’re in.

Microsoft is expanding one of the least understood security features in Windows 11. Beginning with the August 2026 update, Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) now supports compatible external fingerprint ...

To remove your PIN, go to Settings, then Accounts, and select Sign-in options. Choose Windows Hello PIN, then press Remove, and confirm to delete your PIN. After removing the PIN, you can still ...

Expanded support for passkeys means you’ll be able to use Windows Hello to sign in to supported apps and websites. Expanded support for passkeys means you’ll be able to use Windows Hello to sign in to ...

This adds an additional layer of security to the database. "Recall data protection includes 'just in time' decryption protected by Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security so Recall snapshots will only ...

The latest episode of "What Windows 11 22H2 breaks this time" brings you problems with Windows Hello authentication. Microsoft says 22H2 breaks face, fingerprint, and PIN sign-in methods. In today's ...

Recall may be much more secure than previously, though you’ll need to use Windows Hello biometric sign in to access it the first time. Reading time 3 minutes For as much as Microsoft initially lauded ...