Windows 11 will receive significantly expanded support for passkeys in the coming months. This is intended to realize the “vision of a password-free future” in conjunction with the Microsoft operating system. Microsoft

Passkeys are a safer alternative to passwords where users can authenticate using biometrics, a PIN, or pattern.

Microsoft will take Windows 11 into the passkeys era, where you'll no longer be asked to use passwords to access the operating system.

Windows 11 supports passkeys, but only in the most basic way imaginable. But that's about to change. Microsoft says.

Microsoft is also partnering with companies like 1Password and Bitwarden to integrate passkey providers directly into Windows 11.

Passkeys are a quick and convenient alternative to signing in with passwords. Instead of typing in a username and password, you can sign into a website or app using facial recogni