Windows 11 Using Task Scheduler with a PASSWORDLESS Microsoft Account

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Steven Buehler1

I have some automation that I would like to run on my Windows 11 machine. The system uses my Microsoft account to login. The Microsoft account was made passwordless, using Authenticator as my 2FA to login in when needed.When setting up an item in Task Schedule and having it run "Whether the user is logged in or not," I am prompted for the user's password. What do I put in here? Do I create an app password in my Microsoft Account to use here, or is it necessary that my Microsoft Account as a whole have a password?

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