The setup and use of the app is described below:
In order to use this method, the first thing you need to do is install the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone. The app is available on all popular devices:
Android Download:
iOS Download:
If you see this page, please use the following instructions: Initial Setup
1. now you have to add the Authenticator App as a login method under the following link https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info:
2. Add MFA method:
3. Select Authenticator-App:
Click "next" until you see the QR-Code:
4. Setup Account
5. Open Microsoft Authenticator App
6. Scan QR-Code
Now the last steps have to be completed in the Authenticator app.
1. First add another "business or school account" as follows:
2. Next, select "Scan QR Code" to connect the account. Here, the previously generated QR code from the "My Sign-Ins" portal must then be scanned:
3. Now the following message still appears - the specified code must then be entered in the app:
4. App successfully filed
The account data will now be synchronized and the account will be set up ready.
5. Now the "Authenticator App" is listed as a login method in the My Sign-Ins portal:
6. You will be notified via the app for future login attempts. In the app, you then check the legitimacy of the login and approve it if necessary.
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