System-preferred authentication
Any two versions this installation kept of the page, compared the same way as each observed change. All guidance changes · Latest observation
What changed across 2 changes
9 removed passages (about 100 words). The changed wording mentions dates and deadlines, prerequisites, settings and controls. Review the source to confirm the effect.
May need admin actionCheck whether new requirements apply to your setup; check the dates against your plans; check the settings the wording names.
[removed: Note]
[removed: Access to this page requires authorization. You can try signing in or changing directories.]
[removed: Access to this page requires authorization. You can try changing directories.]
[removed: Note The Microsoft managed state behavior affects both first-factor and multifactor authentication and is being gradually deployed to tenants through September 2026. If your tenant or users don't experience system-preferred authentication as the first factor when the State is Microsoft managed, the rollout isn't deployed yet for your tenant.]
[removed: Was this page helpful?]
[removed: Need help with this topic?]
[removed: Want to try using Ask Learn to clarify or guide you through this topic?]
Microsoft's wording from Microsoft source, © Microsoft Corporation, under MIT. ChangeIntel marks removed and added words, drops formatting and shortens long unchanged stretches.
Sections to inspect
- System-preferred authentication
- Feedback
- Additional resources
Read the current Microsoft source
Compared across every change between the two versions, so an edit made and later undone does not show. Observation time is not publication time. Full source bodies are not published; as the page's license allows, only Microsoft's changed wording is shown.