If you see the message An administrator has restricted sign-in when you try to log into your Windows 11/10 computer, this post will help you resolve the issue. This may happen if your computer is not ...

Those of you who use a Microsoft account to sign in to Microsoft websites should be aware of an upcoming change that could put your security at risk. In a recent update to a support page on using a ...

Microsoft Teams uses modern authentication, a more secure method for signing in to the app. It is also known as Single Sign-On or SSO. It enables users to log in to their Microsoft Teams account ...

Microsoft is further nudging users away from passwords by rolling out passwordless sign-in options to all consumer Microsoft accounts. The tech giant, like many others in the industry, has waged a war ...

You can use a password, biometrics — or nothing at all You can use a password, biometrics — or nothing at all is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various ...

Using a Microsoft account to log in to Windows 8.1 offers some advantages over using local accounts. If those advantages don't appeal to you, you can switch back to a local account. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a ...

Microsoft's Authenticator app can now save you a step when logging into anything that requires a Microsoft Account. According to a blog post from the company's identity division, Microsoft has just ...

Windows 10 extended security updates available for $30 or 1,000 Microsoft Points. ESU license requires signing into a Microsoft Account, not ideal for local account users. ESU support lasts until ...

In the past, it has been possible to opt out of logging in via a tool called Netplwiz, but with the Windows 11 update, the ability to set this has changed. The option “User name and password must be ...

Last week, users began seeing prompts to set up Microsoft account log-ins for their Bing Ads accounts. Some users expressed consternation about the changes and log-in errors they were experiencing ...