You can make your Microsoft account far more secure if you ditch your password. But if you plan to do so, there's a step you absolutely must not skip.

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 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 ...

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 is strongly pushing for a passwordless future Passkeys don't need to be remembered, and are more secure Redmond details its journey in the passkey journey Passwords are no longer good enough ...

On World Password Day, Apple, Google, and Microsoft teamed up to expand support for a passwordless sign-in standard built by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The parties and the ...