Microsoft为您的(Microsoft)Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)提供两步验证。但是，当您尝试启用它时，该公司会试图强制您使用他们的Microsoft Authenticator应用程序。虽然使用此应用程序有一些好处，但一些用户可能更喜欢使用另一个两步验证应用程序(verification app)，例如Google Authenticator。以下是如何为您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)启用两步验证并使用您喜欢的任何第三方身份验证器应用程序，以及当您不再想使用两步验证时如何将其关闭：
注意：要为您的(NOTE:)Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)启用两步验证，您需要有一部装有Android、iOS 或 Windows 10移动(Mobile)版的智能手机，并在其上安装您最喜欢的Authenticator应用程序。(Authenticator)如果您更喜欢使用Microsoft的Authenticator 应用程序(Authenticator app)，请使用本指南：使用Android批准(Approve)或拒绝对您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)的登录请求。
步骤 1(Step 1)。登录(Sign)您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)
转到此页面并使用您的(Go to this page)Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)登录。输入您的电子邮件，按Next，输入您的密码，然后按Sign in。
第 2 步(Step 2)：访问您的安全(Security)设置
登录到您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)后，您会看到帐户页面(account page)。在顶部，查找“安全(Security)”选项卡，然后单击或点击它。
第 3 步(Step 3)：启动两步验证向导(verification wizard)
您会看到一个包含安全基础知识的屏幕，例如更改密码或更新安全信息(security info)。查找此页面上的小字并找到这样的文字：“探索更多安全选项以帮助确保您的帐户安全。” (Explore more security options to help keep your account secure.")在该文本中，单击或点击显示“更多安全选项”的链接。("more security options." )或者，您可以单击此链接(this link)前往同一地点。
您已找到可帮助您使用您喜欢的应用程序启用两步验证的选项。在“其他安全选项”("Additional security options")页面中，单击或点击显示“设置两步验证”的链接。("Set up two-step verification.")
第 4 步：使用(Step 4)Google Authenticator或其他应用启用两步验证
您终于启动了设置两步验证的向导。您必须仔细遵循我们的说明，而不是Microsoft推荐的说明；否则，您将无法使用您最喜欢的Authenticator应用程序。
阅读Microsoft关于设置两步验证的内容。这些信息将来会对您有用。然后，按下一步(Next)。
系统会询问您Microsoft如何验证您的身份。您有许多选项可供选择。在这里，首先选择“一个应用程序”。("An app.")请务必不要选择提供给您的任何移动设备选项：Windows Phone、Android 或 iPhone(Android or iPhone)。如果您选择它们，那么Microsoft将向您推送Microsoft Authenticator应用程序，您将无法使用您喜欢的Authenticator应用程序。此时，您必须选择“其他(Other)”并按“下一步”(Next)。
您会看到一个QR 码(QR code)，用于使用您最喜欢的移动应用程序启用两步验证来完成此任务。
现在，转到您的智能手机并打开您最喜欢的Authenticator应用程序。我们使用了Google Authenticator，但您也可以使用其他应用程序。在移动应用程序中，按添加新帐户的按钮。
然后，选择“扫描条码”("Scan a barcode")，将智能手机的摄像头移到电脑屏幕(computer screen)前，扫描微软(Microsoft)显示的二维码(QR code)。
执行此操作后，您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)就会添加到Authenticator应用程序中。该应用程序显示一个两步验证码(verification code)。返回您的计算机并(computer and enter)在您使用智能手机扫描的Microsoft 页面(Microsoft page)上输入此代码。输入代码后，立即按Next。您需要快速执行此操作，因为两步验证码会在 30 秒后过期。
现在为您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)启用了两步验证，使用您最喜欢的移动应用来完成此任务。但是，Microsoft尚未完成，您将获得您帐户的恢复代码(recovery code)。您应该打印或写下来，并将其存放在安全的地方。当您无法使用两步验证（您的智能手机损坏、被盗等）时，此恢复代码用于访问您的帐户。(recovery code)然后，按下一步(Next)。
之后，微软(Microsoft)告诉你，如果你使用的是 Windows Phone 8或更早版本，你需要一个应用密码(app password)。如果您对此信息感兴趣，请阅读它。否则(Otherwise)，按下一步(Next)。
您还被告知其他较旧的应用程序和设备(apps and devices)也需要应用程序密码，例如Xbox 360或Office 2010。单击完成(Finish)，您就完成了。
现在，您可以在验证您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)时使用两步验证，使用您最喜欢的移动应用来完成此任务。
如何为您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)禁用两步验证
如果您需要停止两步验证(two-step verification)，请转到此页面并使用您的(go to this page)Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)登录。您必须输入您的电子邮件、密码和两步验证码(verification code)。登录后，转到此链接(this link)或单击安全(Security)性，然后单击“更多安全选项”("more security options") ，如本指南的第 3 步(Step 3)所示。
现在您会看到一个链接，上面写着：“关闭两步验证”。("Turn off two-step verification.")单击或点击它。
系统会要求您确认是否要执行此操作。单击(Click)或点击Yes，此安全功能(security feature)将被禁用。
但是，您正在使用的Authenticator应用程序仍然拥有您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)并为其生成代码。转到您的智能手机，启动Google Authenticator应用程序（或您正在使用的类似应用程序）。在那里，按住您禁用两步验证的Microsoft 帐户。(Microsoft account)选择帐户后，按删除(Delete)按钮。
您被要求确认您的选择。按删除帐户(Remove Account)。
Authenticator应用不再为您的 Microsoft 帐户生成两步验证码(Microsoft account)。
注意：(NOTE:)只有在为您的帐户禁用两步验证后，才能从Authenticator应用程序中删除Microsoft 帐户，这一点至关重要。(Microsoft account)如果您尝试反向执行这些步骤，您将无法登录您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)，因为您没有生成两步验证码(verification code)。在这种情况下，恢复您的帐户的唯一方法是使用在本指南中的第 4 步(Step 4)生成的恢复代码。(recovery code)
您更喜欢哪种两步验证应用程序？
现在您知道如何使用您最喜欢的Authenticator应用而不是Microsoft Authenticator为您的(Microsoft Authenticator)Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)设置两步验证。在您关闭本文之前，请让我们知道您更喜欢哪个应用程序来完成此任务以及原因。是Google Authenticator还是其他移动应用程序？
Set up two-step verification for your Microsoft account with Google Authenticator
Mіcrosoft offers two-step verification for your Microsoft account. However, when you try to еnable it, the company tries to force you into using their Microsoft Authenticator app. While using this app has some benefits, some users might prefer using another two-step verification app, like Google Authenticator. Here is how to enable two-step verification for your Microsoft account and use any third-party authenticator app you prefer and how to turn it off, when you no longer want to use two-step verification:
NOTE: To enable two-step verification for your Microsoft account, you need to have a smartphone with Android, iOS, or Windows 10 Mobile and your favorite Authenticator app installed on it. If you prefer using Microsoft's Authenticator app, use this guide: Approve or deny sign-in requests to your Microsoft account using Android.
Step 1. Sign into your Microsoft account
Go to this page and sign in with your Microsoft account. Enter your email, press Next, type your password and press Sign in.
Step 2: Access your Security settings
After you have signed into your Microsoft account, you are shown the account page. On the top, look for the Security tab and click or tap on it.
Step 3: Start the two-step verification wizard
You are shown a screen with security basics like changing your password or updating your security info. Look for the small print on this page and find a text that says: "Explore more security options to help keep your account secure." In that text, click or tap the link that says "more security options." Alternatively, you can click this link to go to the same place.
You have found the options that help you enable two-step verification using the apps you prefer. In the "Additional security options" page, click or tap the link that says: "Set up two-step verification."
Step 4: Enable two-step verification using Google Authenticator or another app
You have finally started the wizard for setting up two-step verification. It is imperative that you carefully follow our instructions and not those recommended by Microsoft; otherwise, you will not be able to use your favorite Authenticator app.
Read what Microsoft has to say about setting up two-step verification. This information will be useful to you in the future. Then, press Next.
You are asked how Microsoft can verify your identity. You are given many options to choose from. Here, first select "An app." It is essential that you do not choose any of the mobile device choices that are given to you: Windows Phone, Android or iPhone. If you choose them, then Microsoft will push the Microsoft Authenticator app on you, and you will not be able to use your favorite Authenticator app. At this point, you MUST select Other and press Next.
You are shown a QR code for enabling two-step verification with your favorite mobile app for this task.
Now, go to your smartphone and open your favorite Authenticator app. We used Google Authenticator, but you can use other apps too. In the mobile app, press the button for adding a new account.
Then, select "Scan a barcode" and move the camera of the smartphone in front of your computer screen, to scan the QR code shown by Microsoft.
As soon as you do that, your Microsoft account is added to the Authenticator app. The app displays a two-step verification code. Go back to your computer and enter this code on the Microsoft page that you scanned with your smartphone. After entering the code, immediately press Next. You need to do this quickly, as two-step verification codes expire after 30 seconds.
Two step-verification is now enabled for your Microsoft account, using your favorite mobile app for this task. However, Microsoft has not finished, and you are given a recovery code for your account. You should print it or write it down, and store it in a safe place. This recovery code is used to access your account when you cannot use two-step verification (your smartphone is broken, stolen, and so on). Then, press Next.
Afterwards, Microsoft tells you that, if you use Windows Phone 8 or earlier, you need an app password. If this information interests you, then read it. Otherwise, press Next.
You are also informed that other older apps and devices need an app password too, like Xbox 360 or Office 2010. Click Finish and you are done.
You can now use two-step verification when authenticating into your Microsoft account, using your favorite mobile app for this task.
How to disable two-step verification for your Microsoft account
If you need to stop two-step verification, go to this page and sign in with your Microsoft account. You have to enter your email, your password, and your two-step verification code. After you have signed in, go to this link or click Security and then "more security options" as shown in Step 3 of this guide.
Now you see a link that says: "Turn off two-step verification." Click or tap on it.
You are asked to confirm that you want to do this. Click or tap Yes, and this security feature is disabled.
However, the Authenticator app that you are using still has your Microsoft account and generates codes for it. Go to your smartphone, start the Google Authenticator app (or a similar app that you are using). There, press and hold the Microsoft account for which you disabled two-step verification. Once the account is selected, press the Delete button.
You are asked to confirm your choice. Press Remove Account.
The Authenticator app no longer generates two-step verification codes for your Microsoft account.
NOTE: It is vital that you remove the Microsoft account from the Authenticator app only after you disable two-step verification for your account. If you try to perform these steps in reverse, you will not be able to log into your Microsoft account, because you do not have the two-step verification code generated. In this case, the only way to recover your account is to use the recovery code generated at Step 4, in this guide.
What two-step verification app do you prefer?
Now you know how to set up two-step verification for your Microsoft account, using your favorite Authenticator app and not Microsoft Authenticator. Before you close this article, let us know what app you prefer for this task and why. Is it Google Authenticator or another mobile app?
