Microsoft’s Windows Hello face feature is no longer working in dark rooms, which is not a mistake. Microsoft has quietly changed to Windows Hello in April, in order to fix the security vulnerability with Windows Hello Spoofing. The security defect reform has now resulted in Windows HELLO in Windows 11.
Windows Central I was monitored April change after some surface laptop users have noticed that they could no longer use their face to sign their laptop in a dark room. “After installing this update or subsequent Update Windows, for improved safety, Windows Hello Facial requires color cameras to see a visible face when logging in,” Microsoft says In Windows updating notes in April.
You can get Windows Hello to continue working in a dark room if you disable your web camera in Windows 11 Device Manager, but this means that you cannot use the camera in any applications or video calls. It is an alternative solution if you only use the camera to unlock your laptop, but most people want the camera to work in video calls applications.
Microsoft uses a collection of colored camera and infrared sensors to detect his face for Windows Hello. the Security weaknessThe University of Nianang Technological, was classified as “important” by Microsoft, and was not disclosed or exploited publicly. Microsoft suggests that it is “less likely” that a harmful actor is exploited locally on the device.
We have contacted Microsoft to see if the company may get Windows Hello working in the dark again in the future, and we will update you accordingly.
