Time is running out — these Microsoft passwords will be deleted in August.
It should come as no surprise that Microsoft wants Windows users to change how they perceive and use passwords. That was made quite clear when the Seattle tech behemoththat it was blocking 7,000 attacks on passwords every second and looking to get a billion users to change to passkeys instead.
You might be wondering just what is happening at Microsoft that has caused this seismic shift in password management, and truth be told, those attack figures and links above pretty much explain it all. Something has to be done, and when it comes to Microsoft Authenticator, that something is to persuade you to embrace the password management functionality of the Edge browser.
Here’s the important part, and it points to the desire to get all users employing the much more secure passkey technology that is available to Windows users, Microsoft Authenticator will continue to support passkeys. Indeed, Microsoft has reminded users that if they have passkeys set up for their Microsoft account, then they must “ensure that Authenticator remains enabled as your passkey provider — disabling Authenticator will disable your passkeys.
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