2FA setup guides

How to turn on two-factor authentication with an authenticator app on your computer, service by service — where the setting is, what to scan, and which codes to keep.

Games

Roblox2-Step Verification for your Roblox account from Chrome — handy when you play on a computer and have no phone at hand.Read the guide
Epic Games2FA for your Epic Games and Fortnite account from your computer — needed for gifting in Fortnite, and it unlocks the Boogie Down emote.Read the guide
Twitch2FA for Twitch from your computer — required to start streaming and to join the Affiliate program, and it unlocks six exclusive emotes.Read the guide
PlayStation2-step verification for your PlayStation Network account, set up in the browser — no console and no phone needed.Read the guide
Nintendo2-Step Verification for your Nintendo Account and Switch purchases, set up on the Nintendo Account website — no phone needed.Read the guide
FortniteTurn on 2FA for Fortnite from your computer — unlocks gifting, competitive events and the Boogie Down emote.Read the guide
Ubisoft2-Step verification for your Ubisoft Connect account from Chrome — required for Rainbow Six Siege competitive play on PC.Read the guide
ActivisionTwo-factor authentication for the Activision account behind Call of Duty, with the codes in Chrome on your PC.Read the guide
EATwo-factor authentication for your EA Account from Chrome — the account behind the EA app, EA SPORTS FC and Apex Legends.Read the guide
Rockstar Games2-Step Verification for your Rockstar Games account, the one once called Social Club — set up in the browser, as Rockstar describes it.Read the guide
Kick2FA for your Kick channel from Chrome — and the step Kick asks for before it lets you change your username.Read the guide
FACEITTwo-factor authentication for the FACEIT account your level, Elo and match history sit on — set up from your computer.Read the guide
Bethesda.netEnhanced Security (2FA) for your Bethesda.net account, set up in the browser — no phone needed.Read the guide
Square EnixThe One-Time Password for your Square Enix account and FINAL FANTASY XIV, from Chrome — no Software Token app or key ring needed.Read the guide
WargamingSecond Factor Authentication for the Wargaming.net ID behind World of Tanks and World of Warships — from Chrome.Read the guide
MinecraftTwo-step verification for Minecraft Java and Bedrock, set on your Microsoft account from Chrome.Read the guide
XboxTwo-step verification for your Xbox account and Game Pass, set on your Microsoft account from Chrome.Read the guide
Riot GamesMulti-factor authentication for the Riot account behind VALORANT, League of Legends and TFT — codes in Chrome instead of waiting for an email.Read the guide
Nexus ModsTwo-factor authentication for your Nexus Mods account — the codes in the same browser you download mods in.Read the guide

AI tools

Email and everyday accounts

Work and team tools

Developers and websites

Password managers and security

Shopping and payments

Crypto exchanges

Your service is not on the list?

It almost certainly works the same way. Any site that offers an “authenticator app” option uses the same standard codes: turn it on in the site’s security settings, scan the QR code from the screen with the extension, and type the six-digit code back. If the site shows a key instead of a QR code — here is where to find it.