Windows 10: New Microsoft Authenticator version 6.3.12 released for iOS July 26

Sign in is easy, convenient, and secure when you use Microsoft Authenticator. Use your phone, not your password, to log into your Microsoft account. You simply have to enter your username, then approve the notification sent to your phone. Your fingerprint, face ID, or PIN will provide a second layer of security in this two step verification process. After, you'll have access to all your Microsoft products and services, such as Outlook, OneDrive, Office, and more.

What's New:

We've raised our minimum supported operating system version to iOS 10. To keep getting the latest features and security improvements, please make sure your device runs on iOS 10 or higher.


Download: Microsoft Authenticator | App Store

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Microsoft Authenticator Account Backup and Recovery: Coming to iOS

Source: Microsoft Authenticator Account Backup and Recovery: Coming soon to an iOS device near you! Enterprise Mobility + Security

 

"New Folder" command creates 4 folders on Windows 10 Pro - July 2016 release

"New Folder" command (from windows explorer) creates 4 folders on Windows 10 Pro - July 2016 release. This issue however doesn't occur on Windows 10 Enterprise or on Windows 10 Pro - July 2015 release. Steps to reproduce:

1. Right click on C drive->Properties->Security->Advanced
   
2. Select "Authenticated Users" Principal and "Modify" access entry
   
3. Click on "Change permissions"
   
4. Select "Authenticated Users" Principal and "Modify" access entry
   
5. Click on "Remove"
   
6. Click on "Apply" or on "OK", it will pop up few security warnings, click "Yes" on all those warning messages.
   

Now create a folder on C drive root, it will create 4 "New folder" entries.
Ctrl+Shift+N behaves same, however from a command prompt it works fine.

Win 10 enterprise and earlier release (July 2015) of Win 10 Pro seems to be working okay.

 

Microsoft Account authentication

After more research, I have found my answer. It looks like the issue was that Microsoft released a new Microsoft Authenticator app with the features first introduced in Microsoft Authenticator Beta. The new app received a prompt to approve access to my Microsoft
Account when signing on from a new PC, though I find it strange that the beta app wasn't directly upgraded to the new version of the app.

Microsoft now has three 2 step authentication apps available in the store for Windows 10 Mobile:

• Authenticator - original app from Windows Phone 8
• Microsoft Authenticator Beta - originally released to Windows 10 users when Windows 10 Mobile was only available on the Windows Insider program.
• Microsoft Authenticator - the official Windows 10 app no longer in beta