Windows 10 testing the password-free sign-ins is amazing and adds value to its operations. Passwords need to be remembered and people tend to forget it.
It is possible a person may hate passwords or remembering them? Microsoft does too. It does appear to look similar to Redmond giant hates passwords so much, it has indeed put a new toggle in Windows 10 Insider Preview settings that does let one completely disable password for signing in to user accounts. Windows 10 Is Testing Password Free Sign-ins is special in this way.
The update is presently only available to Fast ring Insiders, and even then also to only a subset of users; but based on official Windows Blog’s post about the latest update (18396), users who happen to be presently unable to see the new setting need to check back in an around a week.
On systems where this setting is rather available, users can head over to Settings -> Accounts -> Sign-in options, and turn on the toggle next to ‘Make your device password-less‘. This will turn off password sign-ins for every Microsoft accounts on the system to allow sign-in only via Windows Hello authentication which does include facial recognition, fingerprints, and PIN — all of which are more secure than a password. Also, a Windows Hello PIN is indeed more secure than a password. Microsoft does even have a complete document explaining how that is. The focus is on Windows 10 Is Testing Password Free Sign-ins
Anyway, the latest Windows 10 Fast ring update does bring other upgrades as well — the Your Phone app’s Phone Screen does feature and is now available on more Surface devices that include the Surface Pro 6, and the Surface Laptop 2. It does seem appropriate Windows 10 Is Testing Password Free Sign-ins.
There is also a new way to add an event or reminder by simply going to the calendar flyout from the taskbar — one will now see a new text box where one can type in one’s events and reminders on the fly.
Overall this does look really like an interesting Windows 10 update, but while it is possible of getting tempted to get on the Fast ring and then install it right away, it is better to recommend waiting it out until it does arrive at the stable channel; that does allow the possibility of goodness without the bugs.
The update is presently available to Fast ring Insiders, and even then to only a subset of those users. Nevertheless, according to official Windows Blog, a post about the latest update (18396), the users off late are currently unable to see the new setting and need to check back in about a week.
On the whole, it looks like an interesting Windows 10 update, but while one may be tempted to get on the Fast ring and install it right away. It is better to wait until it arrives at the stable channel; that way it will allow the availability of goodness without the bugs.
