Windows 10 will have a major update in the next period, and you already know that we talked about Spring Creators Update, which was announced for release, but it was postponed after a major problem was discovered. Now, Microsoft announced a new important function for Windows 10, it will be part of the Spring Creators Update, but in the first phase it will be available only for those in the business environment, although it will most likely also reach ordinary people.
Windows 10 is going to offer support for the FIDO 2.0 standard starting with the new update offered by Microsoft, and this brings the possibility of completely forgetting the passwords used for logging in in various environments. For now, Microsoft will allow the use of this new feature of Windows 10 for company employees, who will be able to use USB sticks, or other devices, to log into computers and various services they have access to through them.
Windows 10 – the unexpected function announced by Microsoft
Windows 10 will simplify logging in computers, in its Azure services, or other online services, but also in other company services, all without writing any password, but by using USB sticks or other devices. Everything is possible in Windows 10 thanks to FIDO 2.0, this standard being used for websites for some time, Microsoft announcing that it will implement support for it in the Edge browser, but here it is bringing it for the entire operating system, and not only.
"Today we are announcing an important step in our work to lead the industry towards a future without passwords: support for the FIDO 2.0 standard in the next Windows 10 update. Millions of Windows 10 users already have the ability to sign in to Windows without a password using Windows Hello – making authentication stronger and easier. With FIDO 2.0 support, users can take that same password-free authentication experience to any Windows 10 device managed by their organization.”
Windows 10 expands the functionality of logging in without a password in computers, through Windows Hello the biometric authentication function is already offered, and now the support is extended with FIDO 2.0 technology. Windows 10 is not the only operating system that allows avoiding the use of passwords for logging into computers and various services, but unlike macOS, it also offers the possibility to log in using USB sticks and more.
