Microsoft is continuing to roll out new Windows 10 20H1 test builds with incremental new features regularly. On July 10, the company delivered Windows 10 Build 18936 to 20H1 testers in the Fast Ring.
The Redmond firm has announced a number of new features in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18936, the most significant being an option to “make your devices passwordless.”
By going to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options and toggling the passwordless switch, all Microsoft accounts on that device will use Windows Hello face recognition, fingerprints, PIN codes, or physical keys only.
The company writes that those who don’t have Windows Hello set up will be walked through the process next time they sign in. It adds that the feature is being rolled out to a small portion of Insiders, so the option may not appear for all users in Settings. If it’s not there, Microsoft advises checking again in a week or so.
Speaking of passwordless, Microsoft also made available today a public preview of FIDO2 security keys support in Azure Active Directory, which means users can try out the ability to deliver at scale FIDO2 security keys authenticating a user on a Windows 10 Azure Active Directory-joined device.
Today’s build also adds a new option to create a quick event from the Taskbar by clicking on the date in the taskbar. Users will see a calendar flyout so they can pick their desired date and set a time and location more quickly this way.
Microsoft also is expanding the availability of the phone screen feature in its Your Phone companion app to more PCs.
