How to login to a Microsoft account without a password

For those who regularly use Microsoft services like OneDrive, or download Store apps, owning personal accounts is essential. And now, you can easily log into your Microsoft account right on your phone without using a password, through the Microsoft Authenticator application. This helps us to keep our personal information more secure when working in public, not worrying about others seeing our password. In the following article, we will show you how to use the Microsoft Authenticator application, login to a Microsoft account without a password.

How to login to Microsoft using the Authenticator application

Step 1:

First of all, we will download the Microsoft Authenticator application according to the link below.

1. Download Microsoft Authenticator for iOS
2. Download the Android Microsoft Authenticator

Step 2:

After downloading the application to the device, we proceed to launch. At the first interface, Microsoft Authenticator will ask users if they want to receive notifications , click Allow . Next, readers click the Add account button or click the plus icon in the top right corner to enter Microsoft account.

Step 3:

The application will ask users who want to add accounts, Personal Accounts, Work or school accounts and other Accounts. Here I will choose Personal account . You enter your personal Microsoft account and then click Login .

Step 4:

We wait a few seconds for Microsoft Authenticator to confirm your personal account. Next, the application will send the security code to you via the email address registered with Microsoft account.Enter the email address below and click Submit code to receive the security code.

Next, open the email address and receive the security code sent. Users will enter that code into the interface of the Microsoft Authenticator application, then click Submit .

Step 5:

You will then be transferred to the interface that requires setting up a phone access password or Touch ID , to use the Microsoft account login feature with the application.

If in case of not opening the password, we need to proceed in the Settings section of the machine. Soon you will come to the personal Microsoft account interface that comes with the activation code. We can click on the drop-down arrow icon and select Copy code .

Step 6:

Now try logging in to your Microsoft account. We enter the login email address and then click Next .

Step 7:

Then at the password entry interface for the account, you will see an option Use the Microsoft Authenticator application to replace it (Use the Microsoft Authenticator app instead). Users will click on that option.

Step 8:

Soon, you will receive a Approval for login from Microsoft Authenticator application on your phone. We click Accept . After that, users will need to enter the phone access password for Microsoft Authenticator to be able to log in to their Microsoft account.

When you enter the correct password, we will successfully login to the Microsoft account, without entering the Microsoft account password as usual.

The above is one of the Microsoft account security methods, using the Microsoft Authenticator application. We will be able to login to a Microsoft account right on the phone without entering a personal account password, in case your password is accidentally seen by others.

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