Microsoft is taking another big step toward eliminating passwords with a "passwordless by default" setting for new accounts. New users will be prompted to set up passkeys when creating their Microsoft ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the roll out of a new "Windows Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS). Update 4/14: Microsoft advised against installing the older "legacy LAPS" after its April ...

Microsoft is discontinuing the password management features within its Authenticator app. Starting June 2024, users can no longer save new passwords, and by August 2025, all saved passwords will be ...

Update: Republished on March 30 with news of a workaround to new sign-in requirements and more passkey information. All change for Microsoft. The company has suddenly ...

Password autofill is being depreciated on Microsoft Authenticator Existing passwords will be synced through your Microsoft account Users need to export passwords, or switch to using Edge Microsoft ...

Microsoft Authenticator, a popular app for generating 2FA codes and storing passwords, has supported password autofill for years. However, that is all going by the wayside. Here's how to save your ...

Microsoft announced that a new Edge feature allowing employees to share passwords more securely in enterprise environments has reached general availability. Known as secure password deployment, this ...

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