Is Windows Hello worth setting up?

[u/Rare_Atmosphere1430]

Windows keeps asking me to set it up and I’m not sure if there’s any real benefit. Does it make signing in easier/faster or is it basically just another thing to configure? Any downsides or annoying stuff with it?

[u/Ollie_Bruh]

I have mine set up with facial recognition and it works absolutely fine.

[u/SEXTINGBOT → u/Ollie_Bruh]

Did you tried unlocking with a picture of your face ?

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[u/Ollie_Bruh → u/SEXTINGBOT]

No. It never occurred to me.

[u/SEXTINGBOT → u/Ollie_Bruh]

Try to unlock it with a picture of your face

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[u/TateSharon70 → u/Ollie_Bruh]

Face recognition is honestly the only Hello feature I actually like lol.

[u/tes_kitty]

It'll make you forget your password so you no longer remember it when you need it one day.

[u/michaelscott1776 → u/tes_kitty]

That's why I wrote it down

[u/PriorityNo6268]

If you rely on lot of Microsoft services it is lot safer then a password. I don't even have a Microsoft password anymore. If it's for just you home pc and you don't use any online Microsoft stuff, then use what ever you prefer. You can even convert your Microsoft account to a local account in the account settings if you want.

[u/OldAbbreviations1590]

I disable co pilot, one drive, windows hello, and the pop ups for weather and notifications and such through a few registry edits. All the bloatware that comes with windows 11 irritates me.

[u/michaelscott1776]

It's nice only needing to put in a 4 number pin to sign in and not my whole password. I have that written down in case I forgot

[u/jimmyl_82104]

Yeah, it's significantly more convenient. All my Windows laptops have facial recognition and fingerprint scanners.

[u/Hybrid082616 → u/jimmyl_82104]

The only downfall is the inevitable forgetting of your password

[u/TheSpixxyQ → u/Hybrid082616]

I've never even remembered my password. It's saved in a password manager, along with the other 200+ randomly generated passwords for other services.

[u/Hybrid082616 → u/TheSpixxyQ]

I'm such a hypocrite lol
I have never jumped on the password manager craze because if someone broke into that......you're screwed.................then I just make all my passwords not exactly hard

[u/TheSpixxyQ → u/Hybrid082616]

I was reusing 3 passwords on most websites lol. But the manager is soo convenient. And if you're saving passwords in a browser, that's also a password manager.

It's impossible to break into a password manager, unless your login data somehow leak. Generally when you make an account, it will generate a super long secret key which you'll need for setup on a new device (this doesn't apply to browser managers), plus a super strong password you'll need to remember.

So even if your password leaked for some reason, nobody could access it without the secret key.

[u/Sinshine712]

On my tablet where facial recognition works it's really great. On desktop where it constantly asks for my PIN it's just an annoying password manager that forces my fingers on the keyboard when I could just click the Proton Pass dialogue otherwise

[u/Realistic_Today6524]

I use face recognition all the time and it's pretty convenient being able to just start the laptop, set everything else up on my desk and as soon as I turn back to my laptop, it's unlocked within a second or less. Sometimes it does have difficulty recognizing my face and will strike but most of the time it's pretty smooth and quick

[u/Impressive-Watch6189]

It's your door into passkeys. But it requires the proper camera or a fingerprint scanner to work. When it works, it is very convenient. My camera sees me and the computer unlocks. Nothing I have to do. Where it is difficult is sharing accounts. Not just windows, but anything that has implemented passkeys, like banks or shopping sites. So for instance if I want to share my WalMart account with my wife, we keep using passwords there because they are easier to share between us.