Users of Microsoft apps are having a rough year. First, in May, the Windows maker shut down the popular VOIP calling app, Skype, for good. Microsoft said it was done so that the company could focus on ...

Microsoft Authenticator users are facing a significant change as the app's password management features are being discontinued, with all stored passwords set for deletion on August 1st. This move ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you're a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app's password management features are no longer usable and that your stored ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The whole password deletion and usage debate revolves around ...

FILE - A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured at the company’s headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond, File) NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator ...

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 ...

Passwords are on track to be replaced by passkeys as a more secure login credential. There are three types of authenticators: platform, virtual, and roaming. Apple, Microsoft, and, to some extent, ...

FILE - A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured at the company's headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond, File) (Jason Redmond ...