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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Microsoft Authenticator is a security app for two-factor authentication. It competes directly with Google Authenticator, Authy, LastPass Authenticator, and others. You may run into the app when ...

Microsoft Authenticator is available for Android and iOS devices. It does not support desktops. Open-source competitor 2FAS offers browser extensions, which you can use on desktops, too. There's also ...

Microsoft Authenticator is a two-factor authentication program that provides added security to your online accounts in the form of an app. It's a competitor to other two-factor authentication programs ...

Whenever you get a new phone or authenticator, you risk locking yourself out of your multi-factor authentication (MFA) ...