The Xbox console line has been a constant on the gaming scene since 2001, with the Xbox Series X and Series S currently holding down the fort. While they've always been sold as gaming consoles first ...

Forgetting your Microsoft account password can lock you out of essential services like Outlook, OneDrive, and Microsoft 365. Whether you need to change a known password or reset one you've forgotten, ...

If your Microsoft account keeps asking for a password multiple times a day, then it is mostly because the security has doubts about your account and there is something that triggers a check. Some of ...

Typosquatting is a clever scam that tricks users into visiting phishing websites by slightly altering the URL. Here's how you ...

Microsoft accounts now default to being passwordless, making it easier and more secure. New users will have multiple passwordless sign-in options and won't need to enroll with a password. Users have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on May 31 with a new attack on Microsoft account ...

Microsoft has officially declared war on the password. In a sweeping update affecting more than a billion users, the company is making it clear—it's time to ditch your Microsoft account password for ...

Password is one of the sign-in methods for your Microsoft account. If you forget your password, you can use alternative methods to sign in or reset your account password. Some users attempted to reset ...

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

Microsoft is a prolific supporter of using passkeys over passwords. Authenticator will no longer save your passwords. But Authenticator can't be your comprehensive passkey manager. The Edge browser ...

Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That's because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the ...