Can MS Authenticator Work At System Startup?

Alex 41 Reputation points
2020-06-11T08:25:54.473+00:00

Hi 🙂

Currently using a pin to sign in manually to Windows 10 after a startup/restart...

Can the Authenticator work in that moment as well, or is it more geared towards email logins?

Thanks for clarifying,
Alex

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  1. Leon Laude 85,596 Reputation points
    2020-06-11T08:41:18.467+00:00

    Hi,

    Something here might help:

    Sign in to your accounts using the Microsoft Authenticator app
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/user-help/user-help-auth-app-sign-in

    Best regards,
    Leon


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  1. Dave Patrick 425.8K Reputation points MVP
    2020-06-11T23:46:24.103+00:00

    Sign in options are listed here.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468253/windows-10-sign-in-options-and-privacy

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