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Microsoft will soon no longer let you use its Authenticator app to store or autofill passwords. Starting in July, you won’t be able to autofill saved passwords using Authenticator, and you’ll have to use Microsoft Edge or another password management solution instead.

Microsoft will delete any passwords saved in its Authenticator app next month — and there's no way to stop it. The dramatic measures are part of a months-long winding down of the Microsoft Authenticator app,