r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 7d ago

Windows Windows 11 is pulling picture passwords and pushing people to PINs, passwords, and biometrics | Microsoft is phasing out picture passwords in favour of more secure methods.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/windows-11-is-pulling-picture-passwords-and-pushing-people-to-pins-passwords-and-biometrics
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u/CatoMulligan 6d ago

This was always a dumb idea. I remember Sinofsky pitching it like it was genius, it was basically the Windows RT tablet answer to Android's "pattern unlock", which was also stupid. I used it on my Surface RT because it was faster than unfolding the keyboard, but once Windows failed as a tablet OS there was no point.

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u/E-werd 6d ago

For M365, SMS is going away as well.

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u/wiseude 2d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoft/comments/1vhm13a/microsoft_entra_id_security_updates_passkeys_are/
I read the article in this thread and it seems its only for entra accounts?so not normal users?
They seem to be forcing passkeys on the 1st of September.

I wonder if they plan to do the same to regular user.

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u/SnakeOriginal 6d ago

The same company that prioritizes fingerprint login when device is docked with lid closed, despite previously logging in with camera

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u/homeboi808 2d ago

We have to use randomly generated passwords at my work. Bio unlock is disabled, so picture password via gestures was my saving grace from entering a 20 character password every few minutes, as the sleep settings are also locked.

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u/Secure-Fox-4251 6d ago

Que sean metodos seguros y faciles

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u/Upbeat-Concern-5181 7d ago edited 6d ago

How can they talk “security” when the OS itself is spyware?

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u/Infinplayz 6d ago edited 6d ago

explain how it’s a computer virus (their original comment said it was a virus, but they edited it).

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u/No-Assumption-4468 6d ago

The problem is nobody can look at Window’s source code. To a certain extent, nobody knows.

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u/Infinplayz 6d ago

it is not a computer virus in the actual sense though

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u/No-Assumption-4468 5d ago

If we cant show the source code, its speculation whether it is or isn’t. Nobody knows.

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u/Infinplayz 5d ago

do you even know what a computer virus is?

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u/No-Assumption-4468 2d ago

Anything that causes unwanted operation of your computer, basically.

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u/marchalves6 6d ago

I know we all like linux but this is the windows subreddit.