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Updated May 16, 2024
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Dom_Cote
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May 16, 2024
Why does Windows Hello Face recognition not check for open eyes? You can hold a laptop up to a sleeping/unconscious person, and the device will unlock. Can we get some rudimentary checking for consciousness before unlocking?
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Joe_Lurie
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May 16, 2024

That's good feedback, Dom_Cote. I can't be certain, but I think we do other checks, like a pulse or blood flow with fingerprint sensors. And this may be for accessibility for people with low vision. Either way, please file a piece of feedback in Feedback Hub.

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    Dom_Cote
    Brass Contributor
    May 16, 2024
    I did - multiple times over the last few years. Usually, it simply disappeared. Fingerprint sensors check based on their individual capabilities, such as "being alive". (I used to work in DPS/DTS under Nicole Dezen at MSFT, this was a key topic for us) Some do, some don't. But face recognition is entirely done by Windows. Seems like it should be easy to implement an "eyes open" check, no?
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      Mike_King680
      Copper Contributor
      May 16, 2024
      or rather "the same number of eyes that were seen when the face was registered"
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        Dom_Cote
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        May 16, 2024
        That's both funny and smart. 😉 (speaks with an eye shut)
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