Along with the UI change, Microsoft recently introduced Passkeys (which uses public-key cryptography for authentication) into its current preview of Windows Hello on Windows 11.

Just over three decades later, that UI element never actually arrived. Instead, the basic one he created is still kicking around in Windows 11, doing the job as well as it ever has.

Microsoft is overhauling its Windows Hello authentication in Windows 11. The UI for facial recognition or fingerprint readers is about to get a lot more modern.