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Microsft Authenticator not working properly

Tammy Olson 1 Reputation point
2022-08-02T22:37:10.653+00:00

I have purchased a new phone. Deleted and reinstalled the App but it will not accept a request from one of my accounts.
It says denied- not true it never came through at all. Also says send info to your administrator.
I'm the administrator. It in fact is my administrator account

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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  1. Anonymous
    2022-08-02T22:38:16.287+00:00

    You can restore from backup (assuming there was one) but make sure no accounts have been added to the newly install app. Then sign on with recovery account to do the restore.

    You can recover your account credentials from your cloud account, but you must first make sure that the account you're recovering doesn't exist in the Microsoft Authenticator app. For example, if you're recovering your personal Microsoft account, you must make sure you don't have a personal Microsoft account already set up in the authenticator app. This check is important so we can be sure we're not overwriting or erasing an existing account by mistake.
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-and-recover-account-credentials-in-the-authenticator-app-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40

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