Windows 10: Is there an authenticator for windows 10 PC?

Discus and support Is there an authenticator for windows 10 PC? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I don't have a smartphone and don't want one, but I need a 2-step authenticator for windows 10 PC. I can't find one that doesn't need a phone. Any... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by zamboni2022, Dec 12, 2022.

  1. ZAMBONI2022
    zamboni2022 Win User

    Is there an authenticator for windows 10 PC?


    I don't have a smartphone and don't want one, but I need a 2-step authenticator for windows 10 PC. I can't find one that doesn't need a phone. Any ideas?

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    zamboni2022, Dec 12, 2022
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  2. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Dec 12, 2022
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  3. CK011885
    CK011885 Win User
    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Dec 12, 2022
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  4. POIT57
    poit57 Win User

    Is there an authenticator for windows 10 PC?

    Microsoft Account authentication

    After more research, I have found my answer. It looks like the issue was that Microsoft released a new Microsoft Authenticator app with the features first introduced in Microsoft Authenticator Beta. The new app received a prompt to approve access to my Microsoft
    Account when signing on from a new PC, though I find it strange that the beta app wasn't directly upgraded to the new version of the app.

    Microsoft now has three 2 step authentication apps available in the store for Windows 10 Mobile:

    • Authenticator - original app from Windows Phone 8
    • Microsoft Authenticator Beta - originally released to Windows 10 users when Windows 10 Mobile was only available on the Windows Insider program.
    • Microsoft Authenticator - the official Windows 10 app no longer in beta
     
    poit57, Dec 12, 2022
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