Microsoft Teams offers no fallback sign-in method when the only MFA option is unreachable
A user locked out of a school Microsoft Teams account finds the only available sign-in option is a verification code sent to an email address they cannot access, with no way to switch to password entry or another authentication method. This leaves the account completely inaccessible with no self-service recovery path.
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