If Microsoft is not sending a verification code or SMS text to you when you sign in or create an account, then this post will be able to help you. As it’s an issue of concern, it should be fixed ...

You may have noticed a peculiar issue where after a password reset, when trying to sign in using the Microsoft Store app, you don’t get the verification code. This ...

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Microsoft has introduced a video-based user verification system aimed at preventing phishing attacks as part of its Secure Future Initiative. The initiative employs 34,000 engineers and includes ...

Microsoft is enhancing security across its services, including Xbox Live, by enabling optional two-step authentication for Microsoft accounts. Two-step verification uses a mobile phone number or ...

Microsoft is offering enhanced security for its email, storage and other services, a change that will roll out over the next few days. People who turn on the new feature will be asked not just for a ...

You’ll need to verify your age in the UK to keep accessing Xbox social features. You’ll need to verify your age in the UK to keep accessing Xbox social features. is a senior editor and author of ...