Microsoft wants you to use online accounts in Windows 11, yes, but they're not as mandatory as you might think.

If a hacker gained access to your Microsoft account, they could download your OneDrive files, bypass your Windows PC’s security, and potentially even track your laptop’s location using GPS. But ...

New Microsoft accounts will be "passwordless by default" and instead setup a passkey. A passkey is a digital credential using a PIN code, facial recognition or fingerprint linked to a device. Existing ...

Microsoft began rolling out passkey support to its consumer accounts in May 2024, allowing users to sign in with their face, ...

Passkeys offer a way of confirming you are who you say you are without remembering a long, complicated password, and in a ...

In today's rapidly evolving identity landscape, organizations are accelerating their adoption of cloud-first strategies (specifically by modernizing identity infrastructure through the adoption of ...

Microsoft says it’s making passwordless logins the default means for signing in to new accounts, as the company helps drive an industry-wide push to transition away from passwords and the costly ...

Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday serves up lots of fixes and patches for both versions of Windows but doles out the coolest features to Windows 11.

No, you’re not imagining it—Microsoft did announce sign-in changes for February. But now, the company is backtracking, claiming the reports relied on “incomplete information,” The Verge reports. The ...