TL;DR: Microsoft's latest update makes new Windows accounts passwordless by default, promoting passkeys, push notifications, and security keys for simpler sign-ins. In the latest push towards a ...

The next time you create a Microsoft account, you’ll find that there’s simply no option to set up a password. That’s right—Microsoft is ditching traditional passwords and defaulting to passkeys, ...

Securing a Microsoft account (MSA) is surprisingly easy. And it should only take 10 to 15 minutes to evaluate the configuration and make any changes.

Microsoft marked the inaugural World Passkey Day (formerly World Password Day) by reaffirming its push toward a passwordless future—signing the FIDO Alliance’s Passkey Pledge and joining other major ...

"Ten years ago, Microsoft had a bold idea. Instead of signing in using clumsy and insecure passwords, what if you could simply smile?" Never mind that certain limitations of Microsoft's cloud services ...

Microsoft is looking to permanently abandon password-based user authentication, replacing it with a system that uses access keys and identity confirmation methods based on biometrics. According to a ...

If you’ve ever struggled to remember a password or gotten frustrated by constant password resets, you’re not alone. Microsoft is making a big change that could make those headaches a thing of the past ...

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 ...

On World Password Day, Apple, Google, and Microsoft teamed up to expand support for a passwordless sign-in standard built by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The parties and the ...

Overview: Passwordless authentication is transforming identity security by replacing passwords with secure alternatives such ...

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.