Passkeys on Windows: Paving the Way to a Frictionless Future!
summary
Windows introduces a one-time QR setup that saves an encryption key to a phone or security key and then syncs passkeys across Windows devices early 2025; 99% of Microsoft account users on Windows 11 already use Windows Hello core with a 98% sign‑in success rate for passkey users. Flow uses the WebAuthn PRF extension for end‑to‑end encryption, shows QR codes during save/sign‑in, supports security keys, and will let 1Password and Bitwarden plug into Windows — experiments report steady growth and high user engagement.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction to passkeys
- 1:17Passwordless journey on Windows
- 3:03Current passkey support
- 4:27User needs for passkey sync
- 5:12Passkey sync concept explained
- 10:12One-time setup UX flow
- 13:44Syncing passkeys to new devices
- 15:51UX principles for passkey flows
- 17:16Third-party passkey providers
- 18:23Windows Hello UX update
- 19:04How to help Microsoft's journey
- 20:08Q&A on passkey syncing steps
- 21:54Q&A on security keys
- 22:56Q&A on Windows Hello on Cloud PCs
- 23:58Q&A on QR code alternatives
- 24:21Q&A on lost encryption keys
- 25:26Q&A on legacy passkeys
- 26:09Q&A on third-party providers
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