Windows 10: Unusual activity even with 2FA

Discus and support Unusual activity even with 2FA in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; This morning I got an email from Microsoft saying that there was a security alert and that my account may have been accessed by someone else. I was... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Andrew Bell3, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM.

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    This morning I got an email from Microsoft saying that there was a security alert and that my account may have been accessed by someone else. I was suspicious of the email so I signed into Microsoft separately on the browser instead of clicking the link. Lo and behold when I go to recent activity I see that there is "unusual activity" from a login in Tunisia. Not only that but dozens and dozens of unsuccessful login attempts for the past 3 weeks each from a different country, some are in Athens, others Rio or Cape Town etc. I've already changed my password. Now the thing is that I have 2FA wit

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  2. wolfie138 Win User

    Authy Alternatives for 2FA?

    thanks again for the detailed replies. - - - Updated - - - i'm a bit confused about the bitwarden site, Field Guide to Two-Step Login | Bitwarden Help Center they suggest using Authy themselves, lol, but it seems to suggest the 2FA 6-digit code is only available on their mobile app? or do they mean you just need it on the phone to scan the QR?
     
  3. Spiffy P Win User
    Someone successfully signed into my account, but I never received the 2FA message, even though it's activated. Why is that?

    I received an Unusual Activity notification from Microsoft. I checked out the recent activity to see that there was a successful sign-in to Windows from China. Did Microsoft block the sign-in because it was unusual? And why didn't I receive a 2FA message?
     
  4. Unusual activity even with 2FA

    Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity

    Thank you for the reply. I have answered your questions in bold.

    But I still fail to see why any of the questions/measures apply to my situation when Microsoft's "Review recent activity" log shows no "unusual sign-in activity" whatsoever. There are approximately 20 sessions showing on my activity log currently, and everyone
    single one of them shows them to be: my computer, my IP address, my location, my operating system, my browser; all at times of the day when I was on my computer...

    So unless Microsoft's "Review recent activity" page is inaccurate, where on earth is the "unusual sign-in activity" and why am I getting daily emails alerting me to something, that according to Microsoft's "recent activity" log, does not exist?

    Thanks for your continued help/efforts,

    SR

    03/03/17: Update: and, FTR, I got the email again last night, 8 days in a row now. And once again, there is no "unusual sign-in activity" showing in my "recent activity" whatsoever.

     
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