What is: Multifactor Authentication - Microsoft Support
Wondering what multifactor authentication, sometimes known as two step verification, is? This article will explain it clearly.
Set up your Microsoft 365 sign-in for multi-factor authentication
Once your admin enables your organization, and your account, for multi-factor authentication (MFA) you have to set up your user account to use it. This should only take a minute or so.
Set up multi-factor authentication for Microsoft 365
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) helps you to access your accounts more securely. It's a way to prove that you are who you say you are. Because passwords can be forgotten, stolen, or …
Set up multifactor authentication for users - Microsoft 365 admin
Nov 20, 2025 · Learn how to set up multifactor authentication (also known as MFA, two-factor authentication, or 2FA) in your Microsoft 365 organization.
Recover Microsoft365 Admin account with lost MFA(Authenticator ...
7 hours ago · To recover your Microsoft 365 admin account when you're having issues with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), you can follow these steps: Ask Another Admin for Help: If there …
Reset Multi-Factor Authentication for my Microsoft 365 Global …
5 days ago · I am requesting assistance to reset Multi-Factor Authentication for my Microsoft 365 Global Admin account. I recently changed phones and lost access to my Microsoft …
Enable per-user multifactor authentication - Microsoft Entra ID
Jul 13, 2025 · The per-user MFA administration experience in the Microsoft Entra admin center is recently improved. To view and manage user states, complete the following steps: Sign in to …
Require phishing-resistant multifactor authentication for Microsoft ...
Sep 2, 2025 · Phishing-resistant MFA strength (most restrictive), recommended in this article Use one of the built-in strengths or create a custom authentication strength based on the …
Reset MFA when I can't login. - Microsoft Q&A
Aug 19, 2025 · I had to recover a backup of my phone and in turn, I lost MFA accounts setup in Authenticator. Well, because of this I cannot log into Microsoft using my typical login. How can …
How can I disable MFA on my Microsoft 365 account when I’m …
5 days ago · They can help you disable MFA or provide alternative solutions to regain access to your account. Reset MFA Settings: If you have access to another admin account, you can …
How do i apply authentication methods to my account if I cant get …
Nov 17, 2025 · Learn how to set up multifactor authentication (also known as MFA, two-factor authentication, or 2FA) in your Microsoft 365 organization. Microsoft Invest - Troubleshoot …
Plan for mandatory Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication (MFA ...
Plan for mandatory multifactor authentication for users who sign in to Azure and other management portals.
Lost access to Microsoft Authenticator after phone change
4 days ago · If you've lost access to the Microsoft Authenticator app after changing phones, you can take the following steps to regain access: Contact your IT support: If your organization …
Block/Unblock users in MFA is gone - Microsoft Q&A
Apr 9, 2025 · As of this morning, block/unblock users in MFA has disappeared. We had our global admin look as well and it is gone for him. Please advise.
MFA being applied globally even though I targeted only specific ...
Nov 21, 2025 · I’m trying to set up MFA so that it applies only to two specific enterprise applications in our tenant. I created a Conditional Access policy and selected only those apps …
How to use two-step verification with your Microsoft account
Get answers to some basic questions about what two-step verification is, and how to set it up and use it to help keep your Microsoft account more secure.
Configure Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication settings
To customize the end-user experience for Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication (MFA), you can configure options for reporting suspicious activities. The following table describes …
MFA Excluded accounts - still prompting for MFA registration
Mar 19, 2024 · Hi Team, We have enabled the MFA in our organisation and we have created conditional access policy for the service accounts to exclude from MFA. We have disabled the …
Manage authentication methods for Microsoft Entra multifactor ...
Note For security reasons, public user contact information fields shouldn't be used to perform MFA. Instead, users should populate their authentication method numbers to be used for MFA. …
How it works: Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication
Jul 15, 2025 · Administrators can choose forms of secondary authentication and configure challenges for MFA based on configuration decisions. You don't need to change apps and …
How to verify that users are set up for mandatory MFA
Apr 25, 2025 · This topic covers steps to verify that users in your organization are set up to meet Azure's mandatory MFA requirements. For more information about which applications and …
Enable Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication - Microsoft Entra …
Mar 4, 2025 · In this tutorial, you learn how to enable Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication for a group of users and test the secondary factor prompt during a sign-in event.
Permissions to reset MFA on a user account - Microsoft Q&A
Dec 5, 2023 · I understand you want to know about Permissions to reset MFA on a user account. Apart from the Global administrator, the Privileged Authentication Administrator role have …
Deployment considerations for Microsoft Entra multifactor ...
Nov 2, 2025 · Convert users from per-user MFA to Conditional Access based MFA If your users were enabled using per-user MFA enabled and enforced Microsoft Entra multifactor …
Require MFA for device registration - Microsoft Entra ID
Jul 24, 2025 · Improve visibility and enforce more granular control over the device registration process though Conditional Access.
Use Microsoft Authenticator with Microsoft 365
If your organization is using multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft 365, the easiest verification method to use is the Microsoft Authenticator smart phone app. It's just one click …
Passkeys (FIDO2) authentication method in Microsoft Entra ID ...
Nov 18, 2025 · Synced passkeys in Microsoft Entra ID bring MFA simplicity at scale for all enterprise users. They're a convenient and low-cost alternative to traditional MFA options like …