Microsoft authentication is the worst I’ve ever seen. I too have had to deal with this via Minecraft and it is so bad and confusing that I almost forbid my kid from playing Minecraft.

The confusion of having a Mojang account and Microsoft account is not the dumbest thing I’be encountered but it is one of the dumbest in my history.

The biggest stupidity was that I gave his real age, which made it impossible for him to connect to multiplayer servers until I selected an option but it was impossible to find.

The so-called security is way over-the-top and doesn’t increase security, it just makes it impossible to use. It’s the worst form of “security” I’ve ever seen in a supposedly high tech company