{"id":339896,"date":"2021-09-15T20:01:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T17:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/your-microsoft-account-no-longer-needs-a-password\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T20:01:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T17:01:47","slug":"your-microsoft-account-no-longer-needs-a-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-microsoft-account-no-longer-needs-a-password\/","title":{"rendered":"#Your Microsoft Account No Longer Needs a Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe5c12ad9f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe5c12ad9f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-microsoft-account-no-longer-needs-a-password\/#Why_Is_Microsoft_Dropping_Passwords\" >Why Is Microsoft Dropping Passwords?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-microsoft-account-no-longer-needs-a-password\/#How_to_Remove_Your_Microsoft_Password\" >How to Remove Your Microsoft Password<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Your Microsoft Account No Longer Needs a Password&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-755240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/microsoft-sign-in.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/microsoft-sign-in.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/microsoft-sign-in.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft sign in\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/london-united-kingdom-jun-15-2017-1137101603\">Hadrian\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Passwords are rapidly becoming an antiquated method for logging into accounts. With this in mind, Microsoft has added the option to remove the password for your Microsoft account, which can make logging in quicker and, possibly, even more secure.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_Microsoft_Dropping_Passwords\"><\/span>Why Is Microsoft Dropping Passwords?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned, we\u2019re moving towards a passwordless future, and Microsoft is embracing that by letting you access your account through the Microsoft Authenticator <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, Windows Hello, a security key, SMS verification, or email verification code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>The Tech Industry Wants to Kill the Password. Or Does It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All consumer users can get rid of them and lock their accounts down without worrying about their passwords being stolen.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/9\/15\/22675175\/microsoft-account-passwordless-no-password-security-feature\">The Verge<\/a>, Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president of Microsoft security, compliance &amp; identity, said, \u201cWhen you have digital transformation and businesses having to go remote overnight. The number of attack surfaces has increased exponentially, so that was a big driving factor for us in accelerating a lot of our security initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As far as how much Microsoft is embracing the passwordless future, Jakkal said, \u201cWe have been rolling this out at Microsoft and nearly 100 percent of Microsoft is now passwordless.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Remove_Your_Microsoft_Password\"><\/span>How to Remove Your Microsoft Password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to get rid of your Microsoft password, the process is simple. You simply need to go to your <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/account.microsoft.com\/account?lang=en-us\">Microsoft account<\/a>, click \u201cadvanced security options,\u201d then \u201cenable passwordless accounts\u201d under the Additional security section. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-755239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/passwordless-microsoft.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft passwordless\" width=\"550\" height=\"140\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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