To enable the passwordless feature for your Microsoft account, you first have to add the Microsoft Authenticator app. After that, you will be able to enable the passwordless mode for your account.

In today's world, it's important to protect your online accounts by adding an extra layer of security. Most social media apps, banks, and web services support industry-standard time-based one-time ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to store your login information, it's time to take action. This month, Microsoft began deleting stored payment methods from the app, and as of Aug. 1, 2025, stored ...

Microsoft is phasing out the password management and autofill features of its Authenticator app between June and August 2025 to consolidate these functions within the Microsoft Edge browser. Users who ...

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Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That's because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the ...

Microsoft is asking users of the Authenticator app to back up all their saved passwords immediately. This comes after the company announced plans to phase out the app’s password management ...

Microsoft is updating its Authenticator app to be even more "phishing-resistant," Microsoft announced Tuesday. Organizations use Authenticator to implement multifactor authentication (MFA) on iOS and ...

Microsoft's Authenticator will now suppress notifications of suspicious logins. Attackers will repeatedly try to log in, giving users "MFA fatigue" due to so many notifications. If your company allows ...

Learn how to disable Microsoft's default requirement for its Authenticator app in Microsoft 365 and regain control over your organization's multifactor authentication settings. Although Microsoft has ...