Microsoft Authenticator makes it easy to protect and log in to your online accounts with multi-factor authentication (MFA). It's free, and you don't need a Microsoft account to use it. Even though the ...

Users of Microsoft apps are having a rough year. First, in May, the Windows maker shut down the popular VOIP calling app, Skype, for good. Microsoft said it was done so that the company could focus on ...

Passwords alone are no longer enough. Data breaches, phishing attacks, and credential-stuff bots have made two-factor authentication (2FA) a baseline requirement for anyone who worries about their ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator, there are important steps you might want to take this month when it comes to password management. Get the details. Microsoft will make saved passwords inaccessible ...

Microsoft Authenticator will lose the ability to store and autofill passwords August 1, 2025. All users of this app should immediately back up all saved and generated passwords up to prevent loss of ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...