The age APIs require Windows 11, a Microsoft account signed into the user session, and an app identity registered with Microsoft's Digital Safety platform. Microsoft says this identity check is there ...

Microsoft confirms new Windows 11 age-signal APIs for apps, with five age brackets, privacy safeguards and a rollout planned for later in 2026.

Microsoft is adding new age-awareness APIs to Windows 11 that will allow apps to determine whether someone is a child, teenager, or adult without exposing their exact date of birth.

Microsoft is adding system-level age verification APIs to Windows 11, allowing registered apps to query the user's age. Microsoft is building automated age verification directly into Windows 11 in the ...

Microsoft announced updates to Windows 11 family safety features that speed up parental approvals and introduce new developer APIs for age verification across third-party apps.

Microsoft announced updates to its parental control feature, "Family Safety," and a new platform feature, "Windows Age API," on its official "Windows Experience Blog."Regarding Family Safety, users ha ...

State laws are forcing Microsoft to bake age verification into Windows 11. Here's how your government ID and facial scans could soon gatekeep your PC. I've been writing about technology for more than ...