{"id":10574,"date":"2016-09-15T07:23:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T06:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2016-09-15T07:23:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T06:23:25","slug":"windows-hello-iris-scanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/windows-hello-iris-scanning\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Eyes are Your New Password with Windows Hello"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eyes have it\u2026 access to your phone, computer or tablet, that is. Well, maybe not necessarily right now \u2013 but, sooner than you might expect, they could do. And that\u2019s largely down to the introduction of Windows Hello, which enables users of Windows 10 devices to log into them simply by looking at them. Confused? Allow us to explain\u2026<\/p>\n

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Right now, you probably unlock each of your devices by typing in a password or passcode. However, imagine how much more quickly you could start using a device if, the moment you looked at it, it immediately unlocked. That\u2019s what Windows Hello allows, thanks to two alternative but similar technologies: iris-scanning and facial recognition.<\/p>\n

Iris-scanning on phones<\/h2>\n

Iris-scanning is featured in the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL phones. Using the phone\u2019s front camera, a light-emitting diode and a light-receiving sensor<\/a>, this technology lights up the eye to allow the iris to be scanned. This iris-scanning even, you\u2019ll doubtless be delighted to know, works with glasses, clear contact lenses and non-mirrored sunglasses.<\/p>\n

Microsoft has provided this useful video tutorial for setting up the iris-scanning aspect of Windows Hello on a Windows 10 Mobile phone. There\u2019s also information here about how you can help Windows Hello to recognise you when you\u2019re wearing glasses.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/TYUsZLxC4Kc<\/p>\n

Facial recognition on computers and tablets<\/h2>\n

As iris scanners are small and need to be close to your eyes to scan, they are well-suited to mobile phones. However, you\u2019d look a bit silly if, when logging into a computer or tablet at work or in a caf\u00e9, you were always holding the device close to your face.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, when using a Windows 10 computer or tablet with the necessary hardware, like the Surface Book or Surface Pro 4, you can still use Windows Hello using the more convenient \u2013 in this instance \u2013 technology of facial recognition. This works at a range of 0.2-1.2 metres and is easy to set up on a Surface device, as this step-by-step guide from Microsoft<\/a> attests.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AWFH9Nd-Ui4<\/p>\n

Eyewear fans are well catered-for<\/h2>\n

Naturally, it\u2019s great that we can now use our \u2013 ahem \u2013 beautiful eyes to log into phones, computers and tablets more quickly. However, if \u2013 as is likely if you\u2019re reading this \u2013 you routinely wear spectacles, it would be cumbersome and inconvenient to have to keep taking them off whenever you wanted to unlock your device.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Microsoft seems to have taken account of this \u2013 as, whether you use iris-scanning or facial recognition, Windows Hello can work even if you scan your eyes or face while you\u2019re bespectacled. But what if you like to often change your eyewear \u2013 for example, by swapping your glasses for sunglasses when summer arrives?<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t have to be an issue, either \u2013 as, after scanning yourself with a certain set of specs, you can re-scan with a different pair on your head. Re-scanning doesn\u2019t delete earlier scans, but instead simply helps Windows Hello to more easily recognise you. That decreases the likelihood of repeatedly trying and failing to get into your device, only to eventually \u2013 after many minutes of frustration \u2013 realise that your eyewear is to blame. A great time-saver.<\/p>\n

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How do you feel about the development of iris-scanning technology? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n

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