Microsoft Launches New Windows 10 Keyboard Which Includes A Hidden Security Update

 Microsoft unveiled its successor to the surface keyboard, the modern keyboard, which seems virtually identical to its predecessor.

However, hidden between the alt and ctrl keys is a hidden fingerprint scanner.

It is designed to blend into the keyboard so it looks like any other key to the eye without discernment.

Describing the feature, Microsoft said: "Our vision was to blend the fingerprint reader into a keyboard, so it would seem to be any other key.

"We've been iterating tirelessly to improve each layer, making sure that they teamed up to create a seamless typing experience that felt like any other key."

The fingerprint scanner allows users to log on to Windows 10 or websites with Windows Hello.

The modern keyboard will work with Windows 10, MacOS and the latest versions of Android.

The Microsoft product comes in a silver and gray finish, and can work as a wired keyboard, or wirelessly via Bluetooth 4.0.

Microsoft said the Modern Keyboard will work particularly well with Windows 10 Surface Studio, Pro and Laptop devices.

It will also work with computers that use Windows 8 and above, as well as Windows 10 Phone. In the United States it has traded at $ 129.99 (£ 101.58).

Microsoft also unveiled the modern mouse, which features invisible close-up buttons and a metal scroll wheel.

 It uses Bluetooth 4.0 and Microsoft promised the mouse boasts "exceptional precision.”

It requires a pair of AAA batteries, while the Modern Keyboard is powered off of a rechargeable battery.

No specific release date has been given, but both devices are “coming soon”.

The Surface Keyboard, which was only recently debuted, is currently available and costs £89.99 from the Microsoft Store.

In other Windows news, we recently revealed how - despite the free upgrade offer ending last year - you might still be able to upgrade Windows 10 free.