Microsoft is asking users of the Authenticator app to back up all their saved passwords immediately. This comes after the company announced plans to phase out the app’s password management ...

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

Users of Microsoft Authenticator have been warned to save all their passwords before the company plans to phase out its password management system starting next month. Microsoft Authenticator, known ...

You can prevent users from exporting saved passwords in Microsoft Edge using two native options of Windows 11/10. These are: Using Local Group Policy Editor Using the ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to store your login information, it's time to take action. This month, Microsoft began deleting stored payment methods from the app, and as of Aug. 1, 2025, stored ...

Microsoft is a prolific supporter of using passkeys over passwords. Authenticator will no longer save your passwords. But Authenticator can't be your comprehensive passkey manager. The Edge browser ...

Microsoft’s security app is dropping password management soon, so you’ll need to move them somewhere else or access them using Edge. Microsoft’s security app is dropping password management soon, so ...

This issue likely happens because a recent update can inadvertently change critical settings or cause a conflict during the synchronization process. Specifically, the update may alter your privacy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on June 19 with a serious new password warning for all ...