How to protect my account without having a smartphone?

Dan Hint · 2. September 2021

I set up an account for my test environment and now it is being blocked unless I download some authenticator app via a smart phone.I don't have a smart phone and can't click on the second option telephone:Is there a way of protecting my account without owning a smart phone?

Dan Hint

Ich habe einen Weg gefunden - nennt sich W i n A u t h

Galin Karlovv

Hallo Dan,
 Du hast im deutschen Community Forum geschrieben und ich kann nur auf Deutsch beantworten.
 Die 2 Faktor Authentifizierung ist von Microsoft empfehlenswert zu verwenden und man braucht Smartphone zu haben. Es gibt keine Option diese VErifizierungsmethode ohne Smartphone zu verwenden.
 Mit freundlichen Grüssen
 Galin Karlov
 Microsoft Support Engineer.

KeithSchouten

I have exactly the same problem as described by Roland and it is still there!! 6 Oct

I have been using dozens of worksheets for months, opening, updating, closing etc without any issues. Now they all seem corrup/incorrect.

The worst is that it is almost impossible to see any remarks from Microsoft that inform users. It has taken me three days to find Rolands excelent description of the mistake .

**** can happen, but it shouldn't be a users Job to sort it out.

I tried to re-install my "Office/Excel" with the Product Key Nr hoping that might solve the problem, BUT the System told me, after many attempts, my Outlook account was not okay and closed (I had never used it other than to download "Office") and I should
create a new one. Having done that I received the obvious Microsoft answer - My Product Key is under my old account. I need to use that one - the mind boggles!!

Sorry for english, but it is easier for me. I have no problem reading the German, but writing is a bit so so (german grammer)

By the way Roland - ich kann auch die Hälfte der Beschreibungen/Erklärungen nicht folgen. Ich glaube sie setzen voraus alle "users" sind IT Fachleute.

Grüße

LeSeule

Hi Greg,
 if I just can create a new account with another address, how should I receive then the email of my old hotmaill address? Thats the point I need to know ...

Wolf Spohr

Good Morning,

Please follow
this article to set this up.

In this article is a way how to protect curtain parts of the Worksheet.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Kind regards

Wolf Fabian Spohr

Microsoft Office 365 Support Engineer

Hi,

willkommen im Windows Forum!

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How to protect my account without having a smartphone?