I AM SICK OF MICROSOFT QUEStiONING WHO I AM ALL the time> How Can I Get rid of all of the verifications!?

Restore Word and PowerPoint saving first by signing Office into the account that owns the license; repeated verification must then be handled differently for a personal account versus an organization-managed account.

1. Restore saving and sharing

Open Word or PowerPoint → File → Account and inspect Product Information.

• If the title bar or Account page says Unlicensed Product, Activation Required, or Non-commercial use / Unlicensed Product:
  1. Sign out of Office.
  2. Close every Office application.
  3. Reopen Word and sign in with the Microsoft account that purchased Office or holds the Microsoft 365 subscription.
  4. Confirm that Product Activated appears under File → Account.

Using another email address can produce “We couldn't find any Office products.” An activation failure disables most Office features, so resolving it is necessary before troubleshooting sharing separately.^1^

If Office is activated but cloud saving is causing the interruption, save locally while fixing the account:

1. Select File → Options → Save.
2. Enable Save to Computer by default.
3. Set Default local file location to the local Documents folder—not its OneDrive equivalent.^2^

This bypasses OneDrive authentication for saving, but online sharing still requires a signed-in account.

2. If personal and work accounts have both been used on Windows

Use this cleanup only if an obsolete or unintended work or school account remains connected. Disconnecting an account that your employer currently requires can remove access to work files and services; consult IT instead in that case.

1. Open Windows Settings → Accounts → Access work or school.
2. Select the obsolete work account and choose Disconnect.
3. Restart Windows.
4. Open Word or PowerPoint and select File → Account → Sign out for every listed account.
5. Close all Office applications.
6. Open Control Panel → Credential Manager → Windows Credentials.
7. Remove stale entries referring to the old work email, MicrosoftOffice, ADAL, or OneDrive.
8. Restart Windows, open Word, and sign in only with the account that owns the Office license.

This removes device-level and cached Office identity entries that can persist after simply signing out of Word.^3^

3. What verification can be reduced

Personal Microsoft account

Security verification cannot always be eliminated. Microsoft may request it again after a long absence or when sign-in activity appears unusual. In the account’s Additional security options, add a reliable sign-in method before removing an obsolete phone number or email address. Avoid repeatedly requesting codes because excessive attempts can trigger a temporary block.^4^

Work or school account

The organization controls MFA, Conditional Access, and session lifetime. An end user generally cannot turn those requirements off. Ask the Microsoft 365/Entra administrator to inspect the account’s Entra sign-in logs and applicable Conditional Access policies. The most restrictive session policy controls reauthentication; Office normally uses a rolling 90-day window when no stricter session-lifetime setting applies.^5^

If many sign-in attempts have already occurred, stop retrying and wait or use another registered MFA method. Repeated attempts can cause Entra MFA to prevent additional sign-ins.^6^

4. If this is Office for Mac

If the prompts mention Keychain, verify that Word and PowerPoint are in the normal Applications folder, then:

1. Quit all Microsoft 365 applications.
2. Reopen Word.
3. At the keychain prompt, choose Always Allow; it can appear up to three times per app.
4. If prompts continue, restore Office’s login-keychain permissions using Apple’s keychain access settings.

Repeated Office sign-in or “Authentication Session Expired” prompts can occur when Office cannot access the login keychain.^7^

References

1. Unlicensed Product and activation errors in Office | Microsoft Support
2. Word/Powerpoint on Windows 10 not sending a login code - Microsoft Q&A
3. Problems with private account and work account - Microsoft Q&A
4. Troubleshoot Microsoft verification code issues | Microsoft Support
5. Reauthentication prompts and session lifetime for Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication
6. Common problems with two-step verification for a work or school account
7. Office for Mac repeatedly requesting keychain access | Microsoft Support