Search results
We can help you reset your password and security info. First, enter your Microsoft account and follow the instructions below.
If you know your password, but just want to change it, go to account.microsoft.com Security tab, and select Change my password. If you know your username and password but they have stopped working, read My username and password have stopped working.
Change your password. A strong password helps prevent unauthorized access to your email account. Current password. Forgot your password? New password. 8-character minimum; case sensitive. Reenter password. Make me change my password every 72 days.
How to Reset a Forgotten Password To reset your Windows Live Hotmail password, follow these steps: Start Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then see the following Hotmail Web site:
Go to https://account.live.com/acsr from a browser to reset your password. Use a different verification option. Verify your identity. If you don't have access to your security info, you'll have to continue this process on the web. Go to account.live.com/acsr?uaid=f6f30273f8f04ab1983cfc0263cbedcc from a browser to reset your password.
Change or update your email password in Outlook for Windows. If you intend to change your email password, you must do that with your email provider (e.g., Microsoft 365, Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, Xfinity, or a corp. Exchange server). Then you will need to update the password in Outlook.
Please check out this link first. If you can't complete the login flow through that tool, try this link for a separate tool. If your IT admin has allowed for a self-service password reset you can try the following link: https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com.
