It’s no secret that Microsoft is on board with ushering in a fully passwordless computing future — specifically one that’s powered by a newfangled technology known as passkeys. Back in June, the tech giant confirmed its intention to bring so-called plugin passkey provider integration to Windows 11 in a future update, and, as of the recently-released November 2025 security update, the functionality is now live for a growing number of PC users running the latest version of the operating system.
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