1. Head to the login page for your Microsoft email in your favourite browser at https://account.live.com. We're using Google Chrome in this guide.
Tip: You'll notice in our demo we have the 1Password add in which remembers our email address and unique complex password for each account.
2. Enter your email address and Click "Next"
3. If this is the first time you're using this account on your device, Microsoft will ask if you want your account to be remembered. On a shared computer/device you should choose no.
4. Click "Security"
5. Click "Manage how I sign in"
6. Click "Add a new way to sign in or verify"
7. Click the Face, fingerprint, PIN or security key option
8. Click "Security key"
9. Enter a PIN and Click "OK". You'll need this PIN each time you want to use your YubiKey to sign in so make sure it's something you won't forget.
Tip: If you have more than one YubiKey, check out our range of YubiStyle Covers. You can use these to help you differentiate between your keys and use the design in the name in the next step.
10. Help yourself remember that you've stored this on your YubiKey by calling it YubiKey. Click "Next"
11. Click "OK"
12. Now let's sign out so you can test drive your new YubiKey for sign in. Click on your profile icon in the top right corner of the browser.
13. Click "Sign Out"
14. Enter your email address and click "Next"
15. The browser will automatically prompt you for your YubiKey to sign in. Click "Security key"
16. Type the PIN you selected and click "OK"
17. That's it, you're all set to go with your YubiKey. Now let's review the YubiKey that's been added to your account. Click "Security"
18. Click "Manage how I sign in"
19. Expand the "Use a passkey" using the toggle.
20. You can now see the YubiKey that's set up in your account.
