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title: Configuring 2FA in Microsoft 365
description: "****Add or change my multi-factor authentication method**** Manage how you authenticate your Microsoft 365 email account when signing in. - Go to your [Security info](https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info) page - If you don't have a sign-in method set up, select ****Next****. - If you previously set…"
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updated: "2026-08-20"
category: Email / Microsoft 365
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# Configuring 2FA in Microsoft 365

****Add or change my multi-factor authentication method****

Manage how you authenticate your Microsoft 365 email account when signing in.

- Go to your [Security info](https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info) page
  - If you don't have a sign-in method set up, select ****Next****.
  - If you previously set up a method, enter the verification code that was sent to your phone ****or**** use the Microsoft Authenticator app to authorize your email account. Select ****Verify****.
  - If you don't have access to your method and can't sign in, you'll need admin permissions to reset your sign-in method.

****Add a new sign-in method****

1. Select ****Add method****.
2. From the drop-down list, select which method you'd like to add.

- ****Authenticator app****: Get a notification using the Microsoft Authenticator app when signing in (we recommend this method). You can set up the authenticator app on up to five devices.
- ****Text messages****: Get a text message when signing in.
- ****Phone calls****: Get a call when signing in.
- ****Security key****: Use a security key when signing in.

Complete the steps for your chosen method and select ****Done****.

 ****Note: ****The email notification sign-in method is unavailable.

****Change your sign-in method****

1. Next to your ****Default sign-in method****, select ****Change****.
2. From the drop-down list, choose your sign-in method. Select ****Confirm****.

****Delete a sign-in method****

1. Select ****Delete**** next to the method you'd like to remove.
2. Select ****Ok**** to confirm.