TL;DR: Microsoft's latest update makes new Windows accounts passwordless by default, promoting passkeys, push notifications, and security keys for simpler sign-ins. In the latest push towards a ...

Microsoft has been wanting to put an end to passwords for good, employing passkeys to its accounts and using Windows Hello. Now, it's making passwordless the default for new users. In a blog post, ...

The next time you create a Microsoft account, you’ll find that there’s simply no option to set up a password. That’s right—Microsoft is ditching traditional passwords and defaulting to passkeys, ...

The new screens have already been popping up, starting with Xbox this past month. The rollout will continue through the end of April. At that point, the more than 3 billion Microsoft users around the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. There were always going to be lots of news stories about ...

If you’ve ever struggled to remember a password or gotten frustrated by constant password resets, you’re not alone. Microsoft is making a big change that could make those headaches a thing of the past ...

Microsoft marked the inaugural World Passkey Day (formerly World Password Day) by reaffirming its push toward a passwordless future—signing the FIDO Alliance’s Passkey Pledge and joining other major ...

Microsoft Corp. today rolled out passwordless passkey support for all consumer accounts, allowing users to do away with passwords and log in using devices. “More and more apps and services are adding ...

Microsoft is priming Windows 11 for a more passwordless future. The company plans to roll out new passkey-focused features to Windows Insider testers in the coming months, it said in a blog post last ...

Microsoft joined the passkey party in May last year, and today, it has announced the next step to protect folks using a Windows PC or any other Microsoft service. Moving ahead, all new Microsoft ...

Nefarious hackers have figured out many ways to circumvent 2FA restrictions and harvest passwords with sophisticated phishing traps. Many of these bad actors, however, will soon be looking for new ...

To enable the passwordless feature for your Microsoft account, you first have to add the Microsoft Authenticator app. After that, you will be able to enable the passwordless mode for your account.