Windows 10 new unlock features!

We've all heard a lot about Windows 10, and we've all learnt a lot too. But this feature is one of the most exciting ones yet. It seems you’ll be able to unlock your computer by scanning your finger print, or even your eyeball. Bye, bye passwords!

The reason for this state-of-the-art unlocking method, is the fact that Windows 10 will now support the next version of the Fast Identification Online (FIDO) spec. This will help third-party biometric readers to play nice with laptops, tablets, desktops and smartphones.

Unlike the current fingerprint scanning tech that you may be using, FIDO does away with passwords all together to provide more secure authentication. Microsoft went on the say that moving beyond the password is one of the top priorities for them.

Microsoft is confident that FIDO will transform the industry, it has the support of major companies such as Google, Bank of America and PayPal, and it is meant to lay the groundwork for a widespread transition. So pretty soon we could all be unlocking with our eyes and fingerprints and passwords will become a thing of the past.

FIDO has actually already been implemented in the Windows 10 technical preview, which is available now to developers. There’s no word on when it will reach us!

Windows 10 is supposed to see daylight in the fall of 2015, even as early as June. So until then, Microsoft has promised to improve collaboration with FIDO partners to make the upcoming operating system based more on localized authentication systems and less on passwords.

Are you ready to leave passwords behind? What are your thoughts?

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Written By: Christine Romans
CopyWriter at The Computer Guyz Cape Town