Sick of always forgetting your login credentials? Windows Hello is a security feature that lets you ditch passwords and pins for facial or fingerprint recognition.

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that was causing the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options after installing Windows 11 updates released since August 2025.

If you encounter the error message, Something went wrong, Error 1200 while trying to sign in to OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, or any other Microsoft Service using your ...

Those of you who use a Microsoft account to sign in to Microsoft websites should be aware of an upcoming change that could put your security at risk. In a recent update to a support page on using a ...

Microsoft Teams uses modern authentication, a more secure method for signing in to the app. It is also known as Single Sign-On or SSO. It enables users to log in to their Microsoft Teams account ...

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Windows 10 extended security updates available for $30 or 1,000 Microsoft Points. ESU license requires signing into a Microsoft Account, not ideal for local account users. ESU support lasts until ...

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Using a Microsoft account to log in to Windows 8.1 offers some advantages over using local accounts. If those advantages don't appeal to you, you can switch back to a local account. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a ...

There is some dynamic feature for that, I think. If it didn't really go to sleep mode then it won't make you login again unless the dynamic lock feature is triggered. The screensaver settings are kind ...