Windows Hello

E37361
authentication feature biometric authentication system

Windows Hello is a biometric and PIN-based authentication feature in Windows that lets users securely sign in using facial recognition, fingerprints, or a device-specific PIN.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Windows Hello face authentication 2
Windows Hello facial recognition 1
Windows Hello for Business 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf authentication feature ⓘ
biometric authentication system ⓘ
authenticationFactor something you are ⓘ
something you know ⓘ
authenticationMethod PIN ⓘ
facial recognition ⓘ
fingerprint recognition ⓘ
category Windows security feature ⓘ
componentOf Windows ⓘ
surface form: Windows security
designPrinciple credentials not shared with apps ⓘ
credentials not shared with services ⓘ
credentials not shared with websites ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
featureOf Windows ⓘ
introducedIn Windows 10 ⓘ
surface form: Windows 10 version 1507
operatingSystem Windows 10 ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ
partOf Windows Hello self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Hello for Business
PINType device-specific PIN ⓘ
platform desktop ⓘ
laptop ⓘ
tablet ⓘ
relatedStandard FIDO2 ⓘ
FIDO2 ⓘ
surface form: WebAuthn
releaseYear 2015 ⓘ
replaces password-based sign-in ⓘ
requires compatible hardware ⓘ
user enrollment ⓘ
securityGoal passwordless authentication ⓘ
secure sign-in ⓘ
securityProperty anti-spoofing measures ⓘ
local gesture verification ⓘ
storesKeys device hardware ⓘ
supports biometric authentication ⓘ
multi-factor authentication ⓘ
single sign-on ⓘ
supportsScenario Azure Active Directory sign-in ⓘ
Microsoft account sign-in ⓘ
PC sign-in ⓘ
Windows apps sign-in ⓘ
online services sign-in ⓘ
targetUser consumers ⓘ
enterprise users ⓘ
userInteraction PIN entry ⓘ
camera ⓘ
fingerprint reader ⓘ
uses asymmetric cryptography ⓘ
hardware-based security ⓘ
trusted platform module ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surface Go 2 → biometricFeature → Windows Hello ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Hello face authentication
Surface Book → feature → Windows Hello ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Hello facial recognition
Windows 10 → feature → Windows Hello ⓘ
Surface Laptop Studio → hasFeature → Windows Hello ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Hello face authentication
Windows Hello → partOf → Windows Hello self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Hello for Business
Windows 11 → supports → Windows Hello ⓘ
Windows → supportsAuthentication → Windows Hello ⓘ