We all know that having strong passwords in online accounts is very important for staying safe online. But when it comes to remembering difficult passwords, many people set simple things like their mobile number or date of birth as the password. And this leads to serious accidents like account hacking.

On the one hand the security of your own account, on the other hand Strong password Trouble remembering. Together with these two, many people set a difficult password with a little ingenuity and write it down somewhere. But if you write the password in this way, you need to ensure security for that writing too! So if you have a password, you need to take extra precautions to protect it.

What if you can sign in without a password? What if the password system could be permanently deleted from your online account? There is no password, so there is no problem to remember the password!

Although it sounds like a dream, Microsoft has introduced this system. Recently the company in a blog post Reported Now, if you want, you can say goodbye to the password system from your Microsoft account. This means that it is not mandatory to use the password to login to the services of your Microsoft account such as Outlook, Hotmail, Office 365 etc. Instead, you can delete the password from your account.

So how do you sign in? Windows is more secure and easier than password (according to Microsoft). Let’s find out now.

SMS or Email OTP (one-time password or PIN)

Now you can send a code to your mobile phone to sign in to your Microsoft account. You can sign in to your account by entering that code instead of the password. Not just SMS code. You can also easily login to Microsoft account by sending such verification code in email.

Windows Hello

There is also a feature in Microsoft’s Windows operating system called Windows Hello. This will allow you to verify your password by verifying your PIN, fingerprint and face. Find out the details of Windows Hello according to your device From here.

What is portable security

If you need a portable solution, you can buy a separate USB security key. Like a pen drive What is this security? When you enter the PC, it will use your password. There is also an NFC-based security key.

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Microsoft Authenticator App

There is also the Microsoft Authenticator app. If this app is installed on your mobile you can connect this app with your Microsoft account. Later you will be asked for a PIN if you want to sign in to that Microsoft account from somewhere else. Then you will get the PIN by opening the Microsoft Authenticator app. You can login to your Microsoft account using PIN.

But yes, in these cases you need to ensure the security of your phone / email so that no one can take your PIN invisibly.

Ways to enable login system without password in Microsoft account

Very easy. First, sign in to your Microsoft account. Then go to the security settings of your account or directly visit the link https://account.microsoft.com/security and from the Advanced security options visit the Additional security> Passwordless account section. There you can choose the security option of your choice.

If you want to use the Microsoft Authenticator app Find out here (Microsoft’s official guide) How to use the Microsoft Authenticator app.

It is good to know that Microsoft launched the Authenticator app in 2016. At that time we also had a blog post about that Published. Now Microsoft has added text messaging, email code, Windows Hello, and USB key features as additional features.