Google Authenticator has been around for over a decade, is free, and will work with virtually every service that supports ...

This usually generates a QR code, which you can then scan using the Microsoft Authenticator app. Now that you have your accounts set up, you'll be prompted to enter a six-digit code the next time ...

If your Microsoft Authenticator app is not working or displaying code for the accounts, then follow the suggestions to fix the issue using multiple methods.

Rather than having to remember a password or using a password manager, you'll be able to use the Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key or SMS or emailed codes.

Microsoft's Authenticator app has now added the capability to generate a password for the users.

Microsoft is taking a major step toward a passwordless future. Beginning August 1, the company will permanently remove all stored passwords from its Microsoft Authenticator app.

Microsoft will drop the Authenticator app's autofill feature by July and push people to its Edge browser. "Microsoft is streamlining autofill so you can use saved passwords easily across devices ...

Microsoft has introduced a new protective feature in the Authenticator app to block notifications that appear suspicious based on specific checks performed during the account login stage.

Other authenticator apps like Authy or Google Authenticator won't work with the QR code format that Microsoft uses to enable passwordless accounts.

Microsoft is moving toward a password-less future. As part of that shift, it no longer wants the Authenticator app to handle ...