You may need to do this a few times to fully stop receiving messages. This will prevent the provider from sending messages to your phone number in the future. You can reply to the text message with “STOP” in the body of the text message. If you’ve never registered your phone number for two-step verification. Open a browser and sign into your account and change your password immediately. This could mean that someone knows your password and is attempting to take over your account. If you receive a text message unexpectedly If you previously set up two-step verification to go to your mobile device You’ll be notified that your phone was registered successfully. Type the verification code from the text message sent from Microsoft when prompted, and then select Next. Select your country or region for your new number, enter your mobile device phone number, then select Next. See How to use the Microsoft Authenticator app Now all you have to do is keep your other authentication methods safe and secure.Tip: If you have a smartphone, consider using an app instead for a faster and more secure sign in experience. The reversible process for ditching a password involves downloading and linking the Microsoft Authenticator App to your personal Microsoft account, going to your account settings, navigating to Advanced Security Options and then Additional Security Options, and turning on Passwordless Account. And for signing into Windows, you need to be on version 10 or 11. Office 2010 or older, Remote Desktop, and Xbox 360 will require a password.
This password-free login approach isn't available right across Microsoft's vast empire, though it can be used with "apps and services like Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Family Safety, Microsoft Edge and more," we're told.
The Microsoft Authenticator extension in the Chrome store wasn't actually made by Microsoft.GitHub picks Friday 13th to kill off password-based Git authentication.We can't believe people use browsers to manage their passwords, says maker of password management tools.Log right in, the water's fine, whispers Microsoft as it adds autofill to Authenticator app.Additionally, the tech giant said nearly 100 per cent of its employees are passwordless when it comes to their corporate accounts.
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