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Once a passkey has been added, this is what using it looks like on a later sign-in — fromMicrosoftfrom Microsoft's own identity verification screen through to the same PIN and NFC/USB prompts ascreating as creating one.

1. On the Microsoft sign-in page, choose Verify your identity, then Face, fingerprint, PIN or security key.

Verify your identity → choose "Face, fingerprint, PIN or security key"
 
2. Android's picker shows the security key passkey saved earlier — select it.

Choose the saved security key

3. Enter the security key's PIN.

Enter the Security Key PIN

4. Hold the key to the phone or plug it in when prompted — sign-in completes once it's approved.

Waiting for the key

5. Once the key is approved, the app briefly shows Initializing… while the sign-in completes.

Initializing — the last moment before sign-in completes

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Microsoft remembers which provider you used last time, so this picker is usually faster toget to get through than the first-time setup — no need for "Save/use another way" once SafeKeyFIDO Bridge has been used once.

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