Sign in with the user account in a web browser. For instance, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) in a private browsing window. If you're prompted to change the password, set a new password. Then try connecting again.
Day in brief
Entra ID Windows sign-in guidance clarified; no product change is evidenced
The only change on 29 September was an update to Microsoft Learn documentation for Entra ID authentication. The revised guidance describes signing in with the user account in a web browser, using a private browsing window for the Azure portal as an example, changing the password if prompted, and then retrying the connection. This is documentation clarification rather than evidence of a new feature, changed service behavior, preview, general availability, or retirement.
- Windows sign-in troubleshooting now specifies browser and password-reset steps
Entra ID · AuthenticationThe updated Entra ID authentication guidance tells users to sign in with their user account in a web browser—for example, the Azure portal in a private browsing window—and, if prompted to change the password, complete that change before trying the connection again. The evidence supports a documentation clarification only.
This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
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