Microsoft: Windows 10 Is the Most Secure Operating System

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Redmond claims it focused on security for Windows 10

Microsoft has put a lot of effort into Windows 10, and the company keeps reminding us of this on every single occasion, so it shouldn't come as a big surprise that CEO Satya Nadella has praised the security of the operating system at a recent event in Washington.

Speaking about the enhancements Microsoft has made to Windows 10 in terms of security, Nadella has called the company's latest product ”the most secure operating system,” explaining that it comes with significant improvements in this regard for both consumers and enterprises.

“In Windows 10 we have great technologies - core security technologies - in fact the virtualisation infrastructure coupled with security features is what makes Windows 10 the most secure operating system,” Nadella explained after a demo of Device Guard and Credential Guard, two of the new security features of Windows 10, made by Microsoft's general manager, Julia White.

Windows Hello biometric authentication

While the security improvements that Microsoft made in the enterprise field are specifically aimed at customers running Windows 10 Enterprise, Home and Pro users benefit from Windows Hello, the new biometric authentication tool that makes passwords almost a thing of the past.

Windows Hello, which requires new hardware such as special cameras, allows for quick authentication with your face, with Microsoft saying that such a feature can help eliminate passwords completely. Nadella has said on several occasions that Redmond's goal is to create a world with passwords, especially because they have proved to be really easy to crack by skilled hackers.

Windows Hello, on the other hand, is a lot harder to bypass, especially because it's specifically adapted to each individual. So unless you have an identical twin, it's pretty much impossible to have your data accessed by someone else (demos have shown that Windows Hello can even make a difference between twins too, but results vary by case).

Obviously, it remains to be seen if Windows 10 is indeed the most secure OS to date, and given the fact that most attacks have always been aimed at Windows, the answer to this should be provided very soon.

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[Chancer]

Well they would say that wouldn't they!

[Sylence]

They're saying this while there is not any evidence proving otherwise. so I assume it's true what they're saying

[Holmes]

All the new features device guard and credential guard and windows hello you cant say it doesnt have better security than windows seven and eight windows seven and eight dont have those features and windows seven and eight are considered the most secure operating systems (they have better security compared to there predecessers) and wouldnt that make it the most secure I dont see why its not.

[steven36]

They will claim its the most secure O/S tell they try to sell you a upgrade or a new O/S then it wont be anymore . Microsoft made this claim about every one of there O/S if you believe everything you read , even though windows has more malware and virus than anything else ever made . :lol:

[jamesbond]

...even though windows has more malware and virus than anything else ever made . :lol:

this not necessarily a windows fault... it's more because of the stupidity of some users and the fact that windows is the most used operating system, by far.

[steven36]

...even though windows has more malware and virus than anything else ever made . :lol:

this not necessarily a windows fault... it's more because of the stupidity of some users and the fact that windows is the most used operating system, by far.

Its been the most used Operating System for many moons even back when users were not at fault. really Being the top dog don't make you more secure. In reality it makes you more vulnerable . malware writers follow the masses. If M$ had there way they would be nothing else to chose from at all , And them and other big companies are trying to get the The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade bill passed . If this passes you may as well sign off the net because Microsoft , Google etc will be above the law and be able to prosecute you without even going though the Governments. They will own you.

[mirassol]

Well, let your products speak - rather than you.

[steven36]

Well, let your products speak - rather than you.

If Microsoft and others gets its way and this bill pass there's not going to be no new products to try its going protect the old companies and anyone just trying to start up will get sued from patient laws and new copyright laws . everyone is going to be suing everyone. software is almost dead for windows anyway. Most everything has been around for years and years and are just updates of the same old products . Most of them you could not pay me to use .