Microsoft is making it easier to protect your identity on Windows, it is making updates to the Account Protection page, which clearly alerts you if there’s an action to take to improve your account protection. This page aims to make it as simple as possible for you to protect your account.
From the setting page, you can set up Windows Hello for faster, more secure sign-in and you’ll also be alerted if there’s an issue with Dynamic Lock. As a refresher, Dynamic Lock works when you Bluetooth pair your phone to your PC and once you’re out of range with your phone, your PC will automatically lock.
The company is also making it easier to set up Windows Hello from the lock screen, which means, you no longer have to dig through the Settings. Once you’ve signed into your Microsoft account, you’ll see the Windows Hello icon show up next to the password icon. Lastly, you can now sign in with your Microsoft account to online Microsoft services using Windows Hello or a compatible security key. Your Microsoft account provides you access to Microsoft digital services. FIDO2 enables users to leverage standards-based devices to easily authenticate to online services in both mobile and desktop environments.
Microsoft says that you need to be updated to October 2018 update in order to use the new feature. Unlike passwords, FIDO2 protects user credentials using public/private key encryption. When you create and register a FIDO2 credential, the device generates a private and public key on the device.