Microsoft aims to make Windows 10 passwordless

You might no longer need to use a password the next time you sign into your Windows 10 PC. Microsoft has been working for a while to remove passwords from Windows 10 and its Microsoft Accounts. The company is aiming for a passwordless sign-in for its services on Windows 10 devices. Instead, the company wants you to rely on Windows Hello face authentication, fingerprint scanners, or a PIN code. If you opt into this new “Make your device passwordless” feature, the password option will disappear for you, or you will have the option to remove it entirely from your login screen. And this feature will extend to business users through Azure Active Directory, which would let businesses go fully passwordless with security keys, the authenticator app, or Windows Hello.

Why the war on passwords though? Well, they aren’t the most secure means of locking accounts. People like to reuse them, and that in itself can pose a big threat. So, if there are better means to secure our accounts, we welcome those changes.

Source: The Verge