Let's take a good look at the clues in this example that pretends to be a subscription confirmation to Norton LifeLock. 1. The sender address. The sender's email address is often the first clue that the message is a fake. In this example they haven't even tried to make it look real.

The Microsoft Authenticator app helps you sign into your accounts when you're using two-step verification.

Open the Authenticator app. Select (+) in the upper right corner. Point your camera at the QR code provided by your identity provider or follow the instructions provided in your account settings. After your account appears in your Authenticator app, you can use the one-time codes to sign in.

Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the guide, and then go to Profile & system > Settings > Account > Subscriptions. Select the subscription that you want to manage. From here, you can view your plan, expiration date, billing history, subscription status, and change how you pay.

When you sign up for a Microsoft account or add an email address to your account, we automatically send a request to that email for you to verify that we have the right address. To finish the process, just follow the verification link in the email.

Get help with signing in, locked or compromised accounts, linked accounts, closing, reopening, and updating your security info and account profile. Get Microsoft account help. Manage your personal account from a single dashboard, including payment information, purchases, subscriptions, and more. Go to your dashboard.

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How to add your accounts to Microsoft Authenticator. There are three ways you can use Microsoft Authenticator with your accounts: Add Authenticator as a way to verify sign-in. This lets you sign in even if you forget your password. Add Authenticator as a way to sign in every time.

Sending a message. If you haven't already set up messages, do the following: On your PC, in the Phone Link, select Messages. To start a new conversation, select New message. Enter the name or phone number of a contact. Select the person you want to send a message to.

A product key is a 25-character code that's used to activate Windows and helps verify that Windows hasn't been used on more PCs than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.