How do i change my hotmail password

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Hotmail & Outlook
How do I change my Hotmail password 2022?
Is my Hotmail password the same as my Microsoft account?
How do I change my Hotmail password on mobile?
How do I find out my password for my Hotmail account?

Don’t wait for the next story of an email password data breach to hit the headlines. Change your email password now to ensure only you can access your personal communications.

Gmail

Head to myaccount.google.com
Under Sign-in & security choose ‘Signing into Google’
Under Password & sign-in method click on Password
Log into your Google account
Enter a new password (at least eight characters), then re-enter it and click Change password

Hotmail & Outlook

Log into your Hotmail account at outlook.com
Click on your name at the top right of the screen
Choose View Profile
Click Change password next to your email address
Microsoft will verify it is you requesting to change your password: enter your email address and click Send code
Check your inbox for a code, then enter it in the browser and click Submit
Now enter your current password and new password (at least eight characters and case-sensitive), then re-enter the password
Click Save

Yahoo Mail

Log into your Yahoo Mail account at login.yahoo.com
Click on your name at the top right of the screen
Choose Account info
Select the Account security tab
Click on Change password
Enter a new password, re-enter it to confirm, then click Continue

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Personal Tech|Where to Go if You Forget Your Hotmail Password

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/technology/personaltech/forgot-hotmail-password.html

Tech Tip

Jan. 2, 2017

Q. I forgot the password to my Hotmail Live account and I don’t have the same phone number as I did when I set it up. What should I do to regain my Hotmail account?

A. Microsoft has a recovery page you can use at https://account.live.com/resetpassword.aspx to regain access to your Hotmail account. Along the way, you may be asked to enter the answers to security questions you previously set up, or to provide details about the account to prove your identity.

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On the first screen of the recovery page, choose the scenario that applies to you, which in this case would be “I forgot my password.” Click the Next button.

On the second screen, enter the address of the Hotmail account you are trying to recover, and then follow the instructions for entering the characters displayed on the screen; those are there to thwart software bots hacking around the web. Click the Next button.

The screen that follows offers several ways for you to prove your identity to regain control of the Hotmail account. You can have a security code sent to a backup email address — one you may have provided in your Hotmail settings at one point when setting up two-step verification to protect your account. A text message to a smartphone, or voice call to a mobile or landline phone listed in your account settings are other options, as is getting a security code from an authentication app like Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator for Android, iOS or Windows Phone.

If none of the listed ways will work to verify your identity, select the button next to “I don’t have any of these” and click the Next button. The following screen invites you to enter an alternative email address (or create a new Outlook.com account) for Microsoft to send a security code — and eventually unlock your account with a new password.

How do I change my Hotmail password 2022?

Change your password From the Password security tile, select Change my password. On the Change your password page, enter your current password and then enter your new password. For additional security, select the optional checkbox which prompts you to update your password every 72 days. Select Save.

Is my Hotmail password the same as my Microsoft account?

A Microsoft account is an email address and password that you use with Outlook.com, Hotmail, Office, OneDrive, Skype, Xbox, and Windows.

How do I change my Hotmail password on mobile?

Open your email app and press the Menu button and select More..

Open Settings from the list of icons in the Home..

Search for Mail, Contacts, Calendars and tap on it..

The accounts that are accessed via the devices are listed. Choose Hotmail from the list..

How do I find out my password for my Hotmail account?

Microsoft has a recovery page you can use at https://account.live.com/resetpassword.aspx to regain access to your Hotmail account. Along the way, you may be asked to enter the answers to security questions you previously set up, or to provide details about the account to prove your identity.