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, ...

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Microsoft is set to begin phasing out the password management functionality within its Authenticator app, a significant shift that will impact users who rely on the application for storing and ...

Microsoft plans to begin retiring the password autofill feature in its Authenticator app next month, as part of its broader shift toward more secure, passwordless ...

Microsoft is making significant changes to how users manage passwords across its platforms. Recent issues include passwords disappearing from Windows accounts, expired passwords working to unlock ...

A Microsoft app that is used for two-factor authentication will be removing all saved passwords with users urged to act now. Microsoft Authenticator can also used for authentication using face ID to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received notice the app’s password management features are no longer usable and your stored passwords will be ...

Heads up if you’ve been using Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager: the app is phasing out support for password autofill, and all saved passwords will be deleted by August. Here’s what to do.

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 ...