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.

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Your business accounts have tons of private data you don’t want hackers to see. Although two-step verification (2FA) keeps hackers out, you can’t rely on texts to prove your identity. Hackers can ...

Microsoft plans to begin retiring the password autofill feature in its Authenticator app next month, as part of its broader shift toward more secure, passwordless sign-in methods. Microsoft is ...

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 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 is rolling out a new backup system in September for its Authenticator app on iOS, removing the requirement to use a Microsoft personal account to back up TOTP secrets and account names.