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Account compromising???

Gurdeep Singh 20 Reputation points
2026-02-23T00:52:08.5233333+00:00

I am getting randomly asked for MFA code several times throughout the day. I changed my password and logged out from all the devices and still facing same issue. It is very annoying.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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  1. Sumit 43,246 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-02-23T15:56:12.6966667+00:00

    Hi,

    This is happening way too often. Disabling the sign in capability for the alias should help.

    https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2025/04/microsoft-single-use-code-email.html

    Hiding or disabling the sign-in capability for your email would get rid of the single-use code emails. Hiding it would mean that it is not possible to log in using the same, but you can use it for emailing. For that, do the steps below:

    • Make a new Alias for login purposes at this link.
    • Next, fix this alias as the primary alias at https://account.live.com/names/manage page.
    • Now, the next step is to disable the sign-in capability for the the original email, which is possibly hacked in a data breach. Concurrently, You can manage that on this page. Uncheck the Email and click Save.
    • Furthermore, as expected, you can still send and receive email from the old Alias – you have just disabled the capability of it to sign in. Remember to keep the new alias secret or use elsewhere. The dropdown on Outlook apps, like Android and Outlook New on Windowswould show you all your addresses to send an email from.
    • Now, when someone would try to use the breached address, they will hit an error. The error message would say that the Email does not exist.
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  1. Gurdeep Singh 20 Reputation points
    2026-02-23T14:29:20.0566667+00:00

    Anyone answerable?

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