Hotmail Password Reset :
Hotmail is a free (i.e. advertiser supported) web based e-mail system that the Microsoft Corporation provides.
Hotmail Password Recovery
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Hotmail password recovery methods include:
- Resetting the Hotmail password online
- Recovering the stored Hotmail password from the web browser
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Resetting the Hotmail Password Online
The easiest way to recover a Hotmail password is to go to the MSN Reset Password page.
To use the MSN Password Reset page to recover a Hotmail password, the user must know four pieces of data:
- E-mail address
- Country/Region
- State
- Zip Code
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Recover a Hotmail Password from the Web Browser
Most Hotmail users allow their web browsers to store their Hotmail password. Each web browser stores the Hotmail password in a different manner.
Methods for recovering these stored passwords differ for each web browser.
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How to Change a Hotmail Account Password
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Two Methods:Changing a Password From Your AccountChanging a Forgotten Password or Recovering an Account Community
Outlook.com is the new name for Microsoft's web email service, formerly known as Hotmail and Windows Live Mail. If you need to change your password, read this wikiHow to learn how.
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10 econd Summary
1.Sign in to Outlook.
2. Click your profile image.
3. Select "Account settings".
4. Click "Security and password".
5. Verify your account, if necessary.
6. Click “Change password”.
7. Enter your current password, then enter a new one.
2. Click your profile image.
3. Select "Account settings".
4. Click "Security and password".
5. Verify your account, if necessary.
6. Click “Change password”.
7. Enter your current password, then enter a new one.
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Method1
Changing a Password From Your Account
Sign in to Outlook (formerly Hotmail). Enter your Hotmail address and password to login and open your inbox.
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Click your profile image in the upper-right corner of the inbox.
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Select "Account settings".
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Click the "Security and password" menu option.
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Verify your account (if necessary). You may be asked to verify your account if you are using a browser you don't normally use. Microsoft will send a code to your backup email address. If you don't have access to your backup email address, select "I don't have these anymore".
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Click the “Change password” link. This is located under the “Password and security info” section of the Overview.
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Enter in your current password, and then enter a new password. There are three fields in the “Change your password” page. The first is for your old password, and the second two are for your new password. You will need to enter the new password twice in order to confirm it. Click the Save button.
- This password is your Microsoft account password. That means that anything else that uses a Microsoft account, such as Windows 8, SkyDrive, or Skype, will need to have the new password entered the next time you log in.
- If you are worried about your account security, you can have Microsoft ask you to make you change your password every 72 hours. To enable this, check the box at the bottom of the page.
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Method2
Changing a Forgotten Password or Recovering an Account
Open the.Outlook.com sign-in page. You can recover Hotmail passwords using the same method as recovering an Outlook password.
- Hotmail accounts that were deactivated due to inactivity can be activated as long as it has been less than 365 days since your last login. If it has been over a year since you last logged in, your account and emails will be deleted and the name will become available for someone else to use.
- Hotmail accounts that were manually deleted can be recovered for 30 days.
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Click the “Can’t access your account?” link below the Sign In button. This will take you to the password reset page.
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Select "I forgot my password" and click "Next".
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Enter your Hotmail email address in the “Microsoft account” field.
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Fill out the CAPTCHA underneath and click "Next". If you can’t read it, you can click New to get a new one or Audio to have it read aloud to you.
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Choose how you want to receive your reset link. If you have another email address attached to your account, you can have the password reset link sent to that email address. If you don’t, you can click the "I don't have any of these" option. This will open a questionnaire which will help Microsoft verify your identity.
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Fill out the questionnaire if necessary. Enter in an email address that you can be reached at. Answer all of the questions provided to the best of your ability to help verify your account. Using the questionnaire can take up to 24 hours to receive a response. This is the only way to recover your account if you don't have a secondary email address.
- Do not trust any site that claims to have a toll-free number to recover your account password. There is no number that you can call to recover your account.
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Reset your password. When you get the password reset link, you will be allowed to enter in a new password. You will need to enter it twice in order for it to take effect. You can now use this new password to sign in to your Outlook account.[1]
- This password is your Microsoft account password. That means that anything else that uses a Microsoft account, such as Windows 8, SkyDrive, or Skype, will need to have the new password entered the next time you log in.
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If only you would have had to use your Windows Live Hotmail password more often. Your browser and Windows Live Hotmail itself always took care of that, however, remembering the arcane combination of numbers and letters for you. Always—until now. Now, you find yourself in a different country in front of an alien computer with a browser that has no idea of your Windows Live Hotmail password.
Of course, it occurs to you, you'd have more to worry about if it knew your password.
But trying to get into your account without a password is worrisome, too. Fortunately, Windows Live Hotmail can help. Going through a process of authorization, it allows you to reset your password. Just make sure you remember the new phrase until you're back home.
Recover a Lost Windows Live Hotmail Password
To reset your Windows Live Hotmail password and create a new when you have forgotten your old:
- Go to the Windows Live Hotmail password reset page.
- Make sure I forgot my password is selected under What problem are you having signing in?
- Click Reset your password.
- Type your Windows Live Hotmail address under Windows Live ID:.
- Enter the characters from the captcha under Characters.
- Alternatively, select I can't see this image and type the characters as you hear them.
- Click Next.
- If you have provided an alternate email address for your Windows Live Hotmail account:
- Make sure Email me a reset link is selected under Select an option for resetting your password.
- Click Next.
- Open the message from Windows Live Team with the subject Windows Live Password Reset at your alternate email address.
- Follow the link under If you requested this password reset, go here:.
- If you have a set up a security question with a secret answer:
- Make sure Security Question is selected under Select an option for resetting your password.
- Type the answer to the question that appears after Question: under Secret answer:.
- Click Next.
- Type the desired new password under New password: and Retype new password:.
- Click Continue.
- Click Done.
Recover a Lost Windows Live Hotmail Password Without Secondary Address or Secret Question Answer
If you have neither a secondary email address associated with your Windows Live Hotmail account nor a secret question (or a satisfying answer to it):
- Open the Windows Live account recovery form.
- Enter your Windows Live Hotmail email address under Windows Live ID:.
- Type an email address other than the one you are trying to recover under Contact email:.
- Click Continue.
- Provide as much detail as possible so Windows Live Hotmail support can connect you to your account without doubt.
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You can change your Microsoft account password from your Xbox 360 console or from a browser on another Internet-enabled device such as a computer or tablet. You might want to change your password if:
- You think someone else might be using your account.
- An online retailer that you do business with had a security breach, and your think that you used the same password on your Microsoft account.
- It's been a long time since you've changed your password, and you just want to be safe.
Changing your password is slightly different than resetting a forgotten password. If you've forgotten your password, you can recover it online by verifying your identity using other information.
Note This ability to change your password is currently available on the Xbox 360 console but not on the Xbox One console.
Change your Microsoft account password through a web browser
Here's how to change the password on your Microsoft account through a web browser:
- Sign in using your Microsoft account email address and password.
- On the Home page, under your profile photo and email address, select Change password.
- You may be asked to verify that you are the account owner by receiving a security code via text or email and then entering it on the webpage.
- Enter your current password.
- Create a new password and then confirm it.
- Select Save.
Once you've made the change, you'll receive a notification at your existing "security information" email address or phone number. This is a precaution in case someone else made the change. If that happens, you can cancel the change by following the instructions provided in the notification.
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Here's how to change your password from your Xbox 360 console. Before getting started, make sure you’re connected to Xbox Live and that you have your current password ready.
- Sign in using your Xbox Live-enabled gamertag.
- Scroll right tosettings and select Account.
- Scroll right toYour Information and select Account Security.
- SelectChange Password.
- Enter your current password, enter your new password twice, and then selectChange Now.
- If you want to save the password so you can use it to sign in to other Microsoft services, selectYes when you're prompted to do so.
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Hello,
Did you forget the password for your Hotmail account?
Try the Hotmail Password Reset page. If that fails try to Recover your Microsoft Account.
Verify your account with a mobile phone (only available in some countries) - Sign in to your Microsoft account
Has your Hotmail account been hacked and/or compromised? Report a security vulnerability to Microsoft
After reporting your account scan for and remove spyware from your computer with Malwarebytes
The links available at the security vulnerability page are the best chance to regain control of your account.
You can also e-mail abuse@microsoft.com and secure@microsoft.com if someone else has control of your account.
The Hotmail customer service phone number is 1-800-795-855
Before calling Microsoft please gather the information listed here - What to do BEFORE your Hotmail account gets hacked | Email Questions
Please keep in mind that there is no guarantee that Microsoft will be able to help you.
After getting your account back immediately change your password, security question & answer, and your alternate email address.
To change your security question and answer go to Options -> More Options -> View and edit your personal information
After verifying and updating your personal information use the Microsoft Account Activity Page to monitor access to your account.
Please do not forget that it is best not to keep important information in any free e-mail account since there is no guaranteed support for free accounts.
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Even if you forgot your Hotmail password, you'll eventually be able to restore access to your account, as long as you are able to verify some of the personal information you provided when you created the account, or by receiving a password reset code to the mobile phone number you have on file, or another email address that you provided as backup during sign-up. If you have upgraded your account to "Ad-free Outlook.com", the account recovery process becomes a whole lot easier, since Microsoft also has on file your full "real" name, as well as your billing information.
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If you've tried the wrong password already, you'll see a "That password is incorrect. Be sure you're using the password for your Microsoft account" error message. Either way, you'll see a "Can't access your account?" link below the sign in form, right above the "Sign in with a single-use code" link: click on it to launch the password reset process.
Verify your Microsoft account information
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The next screen (Why are you having trouble signing in) offers three options: "I forgot my password", "I know my password, but can't sign in", and "I think someone else is using my Microsoft account". Select the first one and click Next.
On the next page, enter your full Hotmail.com / Outlook.com email address: that includes your username, the "@" symbol, and the
correct domain: remember that one email address ending in "@hotmail.ca" (Canada) or "@hotmail.co.uk" (United Kingdom) are completely different even if they start exactly the same way! The same applies for the main domain: make sure that you are not entering MSN instead of Hotmail, Outlook instead of Hotmail, etc. Confusing the domain that ends the address is a common (and easily fixed!) problem when you have multiple Microsoft email address
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Prove that you are human!
To prevent hackers from creating software that takes advantage of the password reset wizard (to access other users' accounts), Microsoft includes a "captcha" test: do your best to type in the characters matching the picture you are shown.
If you can't decipher the text, click on the "New" link to get a new text-matching challenge. To transcribe a message instead (much harder, in our experience), click on the "Audio" link.
Click "Next" when you are done.
The next screen lets you regain access to your account by sending you a code to an alternate email address you have on file, or a cell phone number that can receive SMS text messages. This is why it's important, when you sign up for a Hotmail / Outlook.com account, to provide a security question and security answer, a mobile phone number, and another email account: the more information you supply, the easier it is to restore your account in case you forgot your password, or in case someone hacked into it!
Verify ownership of the alternate email address or cell phone on file
The identity verification screen gives you up to two choices, depending on the information you supplied when you first signed up: have Outlook.com send you a code to your cell phone (as a text message), or as an email to your alternate email account.
Pick your favorite, enter the missing digits or letters, and click Next.
Within a few seconds, typically, you should receive the security code in question: if the code hasn't arrived within a couple of minutes, you can click on the "Use a different verification option" link to try the alternate route. Enter your code in the text box, double-check it for accuracy, and click on the Next button once more.
You are now finally at the password reset screen: type in your New password, and a second time in the next text box for confirmation. Click your last Next button, and you'll get the "Your account has been recovered - You can now use your new security info to sign in to your account" page: note that you can setup right now the two-step verification login for enhanced security (sign-in code required to access your account!) Or click Next to go directly to your inbox - and you are done! (Remember to update web browsers and password managers to start using your new password, which is effective immediately.)
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Make it easier to regain access your email account!
Now that you're back in, take a couple of minutes to add a cell phone number or add an alternate email address to your Hotmail account. The more ways Microsoft has to contact you (aside from your Outlook.com address), the easier things are if you get locked out of your account for any reason!