Microsoft Schools - Phone to log in to account

[Eileen Flanagan]

Hi All,

Just wondering does anyone know how to turn off the phone authentication from being necessary for our school Microsoft accounts. My school has a policy that phones must be in the locker. When I bring students to the computer room they often need their phones in order to log in to their account and this is causing hassle and is a waste of time. I have admin access but am not sure how to turn this feature off. 

Any help would be really appreciated.

[Robert Cummins]

Hi,

You need an admin to turn it off. 

We only use 2FA on our teacher accounts for this very reason. 

Hope that helps,

Rob C. 

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Hi All,

Just wondering does anyone know how to turn off the phone authentication from being necessary for our school Microsoft accounts. My school has a policy that phones must be in the locker. When I bring students to the computer room they often need their phones in order to log in to their account and this is causing hassle and is a waste of time. I have admin access but am not sure how to turn this feature off. 

Any help would be really appreciated.

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