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Select Choose a method and then Authenticator app. Follow the on-screen instructions, including using your mobile device to scan the QR code, and then select Next. You'll be asked to approve a notification through the Microsoft Authenticator app, to verify your information. Select Save.
You can set up an authenticator app to send a notification to your mobile device or to send you a verification code as your security verification method. You aren't required to use the Microsoft Authenticator app, and you can select a different app during the set up process.
Set up your mobile device to receive a phone call. On the Additional security verification page, select Authentication phone from the Step 1: How should we contact you area, select your country or region from the drop-down list, and then type your mobile device phone number.
Two-step verification (sometimes called multi-factor authentication) helps protect you by making it more difficult for someone else to sign in to your Microsoft account. It uses two different forms of identity: your password, and a contact method (also known as security info).
Answer the verification phone call, sent to the phone number you entered, and follow the instructions. Your security info is updated and you can use phone calls to verify your identity when using two-step verification or password reset.
Open your authenticator app and type the randomly generated code for your account into the Enter code box. Sign in using your phone number. Sign in to your account with your username and password. Answer your phone and follow the instructions. Sign in using a text message. Sign in to your account with your username and password.
Manage your two-factor verification method and settings. Turning two-step verification on or off for your Microsoft account. Set up password reset verification for a work or school account. Install and use the Microsoft Authenticator app.
Two-step verification (sometimes called multi-factor authentication) helps protect you by making it more difficult for someone else to sign in to your Microsoft account. It uses two different forms of identity: your password, and a contact method (also known as security info).
You can set up your mobile device to act as your two-factor verification method. Your mobile phone can either receive a text message with a verification code or a phone call.
Microsoft Authenticator helps you sign in to your accounts if you've forgotten your password, use two-step verification or multi-factor authentication, or have gone passwordless on your account.
Answer the verification phone call, sent to the phone number you entered, and follow the instructions. Your security info is updated and you can use phone calls to verify your identity when using two-step verification or password reset.