Microsoft has introduced a redesigned sign-in expertise for customers with Microsoft Accounts. In accordance with the corporate, there are over one billion Microsoft accounts that individuals use to sign up to Home windows, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and extra. Now, Microsoft is making the sign up course of “extra trendy, easy, and safe.”‘

The up to date person interface makes use of Microsoft’s Fluent 2 design language with fewer components and ideas on every display screen to scale back person load and make the method quicker. Additionally, Microsoft re-ordered sure steps in order that the circulation is less complicated and extra logical.

As new authentication strategies, like passkeys, grew to become out there, we determined to revamp the sign up person expertise as properly. The brand new expertise takes benefit of Microsoft’s “Fluent 2” design language to assist customers seamlessly transition between authentication and product experiences.

Because of the brand new design language, the up to date sign-in expertise scales higher to numerous display screen sizes and machine kind elements, from huge desktop screens and TVs to small cell gadgets. Microsoft additionally applied the long-requested darkish mode—the system can detect your system mode and modify to it accordingly. Microsoft says darkish mode for MSA sign-in can be out there first on gaming apps and later arrive on client apps and providers.

Microsoft’s aim with the newest redesign is to create an “unmistakably Microsoft” appear and feel (spare your jokes about UI inconsistencies in Microsoft merchandise) with constant colours, branding, buttons, hyperlinks, and logos throughout the UI. There’s additionally a brand new background that can keep the identical for every product.

The brand new sign-in expertise is already out there on Xbox. Microsoft says the rollout will occur by April 2025, and you will notice the up to date person interface first on internet and cell apps. Later, it is going to present up in Home windows apps and extra. Word that the rollout is gradual, which suggests you may not have it proper right here and proper now.

Updates to the complete set of Microsoft client experiences are taking place in waves all through March and April 2025. We prioritized redesigning and enhancing the most typical and extremely used screens, utilized in roughly 95% of sign up periods.

The change additionally doesn’t apply to Microsoft Entra accounts (work and faculty Microsoft Accounts). Nonetheless, Microsoft plans to revamp the sign-in expertise for Microsoft Entra sooner or later after taking into account all of the data it gained from the buyer improve.

You possibly can learn extra in regards to the redesign in a submit on the official Tech Group discussion board.