If you use Microsoft, you will soon be required to ditch your passwords and create a passkey. This is part of a strategy shift at Microsoft to get rid of passwords ...

Microsoft has added native support for 1Password passkeys in the Windows November 2025 security update. Users will now be ...

ZDNET's key takeaways A new Windows API allows third-party apps to take over passkey management.1Password is the first ...

Windows 11 now has native support for third-party passkey managers. The November 2025 security update is adding this in. This ...

It's time to say so long to the Microsoft Authenticator app as we know it. As of this Friday, Aug. 1, the app will no longer save or manage passwords, use two-factor authentication or auto-fill. And ...

If you’ve recently made the move from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, one big change you’ve probably noticed is the way the operating system displays icons in its taskbar (the row along the bottom ...

If your Microsoft account keeps asking for a password multiple times a day, then it is mostly because the security has doubts about your account and there is something that triggers a check. Some of ...

Most people nowadays have their own individual devices. However, if you have a computer that’s shared by multiple people, you should really set them up with their own accounts on Windows 11. This will ...

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