The facial recognition feature of Windows 10, Windows Hello, can distinguish the identical twins


Windows Hello

One of the advanced features that are brought by Windows 10 is the Windows Hello. This feature is a biometric identification technology, where the supported devices can recognize the users through fingerprints, eyes and faces.

This feature is supported by RealSense technology that's developed by Intel. Combining the standard lens, infrared lens and 3D lens, Windows Hello is claimed to be very fast and accurate. So accurately, this feature is believed to be able to distinguish faces of people only by showing the photos of the people. 

Is it true that Windows Hello is really sophisticated? One of media from Australia, The Australian, did an interesting test. Rather than using photos, they invited six pairs of identical twins to test whether the Windows Hello can be fooled or not.

The test method was simple: one of the twins was asked to create an account on the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 that's running with Windows 10, and then put his/her face in front of the camera so that Windows Hello can recognize him/her. After that, the twin brother/sister was asked to use the same laptop.

And the result was Windows Hello couldn't be fooled, even by identical twins though. This could be a reference that the Microsoft is very concerned about the accuracy of Windows Hello. We have to admit that Windows Hello is an excellent alternative of a highly secure password.