How to reset your Hotmail Windows Live password

This is the second refresh of this article. Much the same as some other significant email supplier, the email interface continues evolving. Additionally, the secret word reset or recoup strategy likewise changes. Indeed, if by one means or another you lost access to your Hotmail email, you can endeavor to recoup your secret word. There are no ensures that you will have the capacity to get to your record and it may look somewhat changed, everything relies upon your security settings. Everything begins with this message: "secret word is off base. Make sure you're utilizing the secret word for your Microsoft account".


Mistaken Hotmail secret word

In case you're certain that you written your secret word accurately and still, it doesn't work, search for a little, blue connection named "Can't get to your record?". It's simply under the "Sign In" catch.

Can't get to your record - Hotmail question

You ought to be taken to "Reset your secret word" area. As should be obvious in the accompanying picture, you are required to type your email address and furthermore the captcha code. In the event that the captcha code doesn't work, you can attempt another or you could listen the sound record - it's a similar thing.

Reset Hotmail secret word - enter captcha

Essential: As I said toward the start of this article, everything relies upon current security settings of each record. I've experienced three distinct situations. Two of them are nearly the same while the third is somewhat unique.


First situation

1. When you endeavor to reset your watchword, Hotmail will require a mystery question that ought to be known by you when you made your email out of the blue: see the accompanying picture.

Reset your Microsoft - Hotmail-Live watchword utilizing a mystery question

Second situation

2. My email account was made in 2011 so I included two distinctive email tends to that I claim - at various email suppliers. In this way, to reset my secret word, Hotmail will send me an email with advance guidelines on my different messages that I determined when I made my record.

Third situation

3. Investigate the accompanying picture at "I can't utilize any of these alternatives". On the off chance that you tap on that connection, it will approach you for more points of interest and you should determine an email address that you can get to on the off chance that you wish to get an answer. I didn't cover this part as a great many people won't require it yet remember that there are no ensures that you will have the capacity to recuperate your email. Notwithstanding, it worth to attempt, in the event that you can sufficiently offer points of interest perhaps the Hotmail (Microsoft) group will have the capacity to encourage you.

Reset Microsoft - Hotmail-Live watchword utilizing an email reset connect

Back to the second situation, here's the manner by which it worked for me. I utilized "Email me the reset connection" and this is a similar window - the affirmation message is somewhat extraordinary. They advise me that a connection to reset my watchword was sent on my email address (I had two, you may have just a single).

Secret word reset email sent

It would be ideal if you take note of that when I took after these guidelines out of the blue, nothing happened. I checked my Inbox and furthermore Spam organizer and the message that enabled me to reset my secret key didn't arrived. I sat tight for a few minutes and I began once again. The second endeavor was a fruitful one, I got two messages rather than one, them two with a similar substance. Here is the substance of this email got in my Yahoo email, both content and picture:

Did you ask for a secret key reset for your Windows Live record (illustration @ hotmail.com)?

On the off chance that you asked for this secret key reset, go here:

https://account.live.com/watchword/resetconfirm?otc=*CiE2SYI ( This url has been abbreviated )

On the off chance that you didn't influence this demand, to utilize this connect to drop it:

https://account.live.com/secret key/resetcancel?otc=*CiE2SYIy*aKEQ ( I additionally abbreviated this URL excessively )

Much obliged,

The Microsoft account group

Microsoft account secret word reset email message

After I tapped on the connection to reset my (Hotmail) Microsoft account secret word I was naturally diverted to this page which instructs me to enter another watchword twice. I entered my new secret word and tapped on the "Following" catch.

Microsoft account secret word reset

After I did this, I was diverted to login page where I needed to enter my email address again alongside my new secret key.

Microsoft - Hotmail - Live sign in email interface

After this progression, Microsoft needs to ensure that you won't overlook your security information. It's only an indication of your present security settings so ensure that you audit this data once more. It will be less demanding for you to reset your watchword later on.

Tip: You can likewise include other security highlights, for example, a mystery question (I don't have one).

"On the off chance that you ever overlook your secret word, we require an approach to enable you to get once again into your record. We won't utilize this to spam you—just to keep your record more secure."

Survey all the data and when prepared tap on "alright" to proceed.

Microsoft account security data

This is the last advance, you will be taken to "Record Summary" area. From here you can alter your name, rename your record, alter individual information, change your watchword and security data and substantially more. You may close this window and login to your email.

Microsoft account synopsis

One final thing, just on the off chance that you ask why I composed a comparative article with the one named How to change Hotmail watchword in Windows Live, I need you to realize this is an alternate story. You can change your secret key when you can get to your record yet this isn't the situation here. Here, we are discussing how to recoup your Hotmail - Live secret key (Microsoft), in spite of the fact that the specialized term here is called "reset" this is a straightforward recuperation process by means of another email that you possess or utilizing an alternate strategy, for example, the security question.

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