Since Microsoft will get rid of all of your passwords in two weeks, you'll need a new place to store your passwords safely.

Starting in August, your saved passwords will no longer be accessible in Microsoft's Authenticator app. You have several options.

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to manage your online credentials, big changes are coming in just a few weeks.

Should you go passwordless? Microsoft wants you to do just like I did and ditch your password. This month, the company rolled out a new user experience that is "optimized for a passwordless and ...

That means even where you have both a password and a passkey set up for your account, it will always prompt you for your passkey first. New Microsoft accounts will use passkeys by default.

Microsoft has announced that all new Microsoft accounts will be "passwordless by default" to secure them against password attacks such as phishing, brute force, and credential stuffing.

New Microsoft accounts will be "passwordless by default" and instead setup a passkey. A passkey is a digital credential using a PIN code, facial recognition or fingerprint linked to a device.

Microsoft says it’s making passwordless logins the default means for signing in to new accounts, as the company helps drive an industry-wide push to transition away from passwords and the costly ...

Microsoft to Make Passkeys the Default for New Accounts, Phasing Out Passwords 98% of passkey login attempts are successful, compared with only 32% for passwords.

Microsoft is making a big change that could make those headaches a thing of the past. For new Microsoft accounts, passwords are now officially optional — they’re not offered by default anymore.

How to set up a passkey in Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft said in a May 1 blog post that it will automatically detect the best passkey to set up and make that your default sign-in option.