I’ve seen a use case for this multiple times on a certain Dell 2-in-1 laptop model sitting on a desk powered on, locked, and completely untouched, whereby the screen would flicker on, the camera would enable, and if I was sitting close by and somewhat facing the camera, it would unlock. The switch in the image above can be toggled off, and then the user input is required to unlock and login. This simply means that once a face is recognized, a user must also press a mouse button or a key press on the keyboard. However, there are times when a user or a corporat ion desires slightly more interaction from the user prior to unlock and login. This also works great if switching between users on a device where more than one face is stored. This means that if a face is recognized by the camera in use by Windows 10, it will automatically unlock the screen and login the user without any other user intervention. If a personal or corporate device is capable of face recognition, it can be turned on by going to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > Windows Hello Face.īy default, Windows 10 enables the option Automatically dismiss the lock screen if Windows recognizes your face, as shown in the below image. Windows Hello in Windows 10 is a biometric means of recognizing a user and authenticating them to a device using a fingerprint, secure PIN, or face recognition.