Microsoft’s Windows Hello Face Unlock feature no longer works in dark rooms, and it’s no bug. Microsoft quietly changed Windows Hello in April, so that the danger with Windows Hello Spofing could be removed. Fixing security flaws has now removed the key functionality from Windows 11 in Windows 11.
Windows Central Some level laptop users have noticed that they can’t use their faces to sign their laptop in a dark room. Microsoft said in its April Windows Update Patch Note, “After installing this update, this update or later Windows Update, Windows Hello facial identity requires a colorful camera when visible face appears when signing.”
If you disable your webcam in the Windows 11 Device Manager, you may find Windows Windows Hello to work in a dark room, but that means you can’t use your camera in any apps or video calls. If you just use a camera to unlock your laptop, this is a job, but most people would like to work inside the camera video calling apps.
Microsoft uses a combination of color camera and IR sensor to detect the face for its Windows Hello feature. The security weakness discovered by the Naning Technological University was given the “significant” status, and it has not been publicly disclosed or exploited. Microsoft has also suggested that it is “less likely” that a malicious actor will exploit him locally on a device.
We have arrived at Microsoft to see if the company can work in the dark again in the dark, and we will update you accordingly.
