

Use of Office 365 modern authentication is now on by default for Office 2016.All users of Office 365 modern authentication can now get production support through regular Microsoft support channels.Modern authentication in the Office 2013 Windows client and in the Office 2016 Windows client are complete and at GA.As we continue to enable enhanced identity scenarios, you can keep track of our progress below. We’re constantly expanding the range of Office 365 products and services that support Modern Authentication. Today’s post was written by Paul Andrew, technical product manager for Identity Management on the Office 365 team. HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.Best-in-class productivity apps with intelligent cloud services that transform the way you work.

To disable modern authentication on a device, set the following registry keys on the device: Registry key Once you have set the registry keys, you can set Office 2013 devices apps to use multifactor authentication (MFA) with Office 365. HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Identity\Version

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Identity\EnableADAL The keys have to be set on each device that you want to enable for modern authentication: Registry key To enable modern authentication for any devices running Windows (for example on laptops and tablets), that have Microsoft Office 2013 installed, you need to set the following registry keys. Important: Modern authentication is already enabled for Office 2016 clients, you do not need to set registry keys for Office 2016.
