Microsoft is thinking about a power button for laptops with an integrated fingerprint sensor

Microsoft It has a broad presence in computers around the world, and among all the patents it registers almost monthly, many are related to this market.

Now, the latest patent discovered It appears that Microsoft is working on an authentication method on a laptop, basically placing a fingerprint reader on the power button.

This name patent Power Key and Fingerprint Reader explains how the device makes use of a fingerprint reader on the power button to verify the user’s identity.

In this way, the power button, along with this fingerprint sensor technology, would activate the sensor every time the user presses the power button.

There is no mystery when it comes to the user identity validation process.

That is, all you have to do is place your finger on the reader, and once the user’s fingerprint has been scanned and their identity has been verified, the device will be unlocked.

If the fingerprint matches the one stored on the device, it will be unlocked, thus starting the session.

This is not a surprising technology because there are already different devices with Windows 11 that use a fingerprint reader for authentication, although they are not inside the power button.

On the other hand, Microsoft wants to bet on a technological future in which passwords no longer exist, giving greater emphasis to technologies such as Windows Hello and different alternative authentication methods.

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