People have used Hotmail for a long time. When people who have used it for a long time forget their password, it causes a lot of trouble. This piece will discuss what to do if you feel someone is hacking your password and need to change it.
Steps to changing the password to a Hotmail account
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Simply go to http://account.live.com/password/change to see if you are already signed in. This step is the first thing that all users need to do. Simply enter your user ID and password to access your Hotmail account if you are not already signed in.
- Simply hit the “Send the Code” button and enter the code that was sent to your registered email address or cell number if you are asked to send one.
- After this is done, you will be asked to enter your old password first, then the new password, and finally the new password again.
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Simply press Enter after you’ve entered all the necessary information. Hotmail users should change their passwords every 72 days.
- The steps above will change the password for your Hotmail account. Simply go to your Hotmail login and use the new password to access your account after the change has been made.
Steps to change the password on a mobile phone
Change your Hotmail password easily with your cell phone. You simply need to follow the steps below.
- On their phone’s email app, users simply need to open their phone menu.
- Users then need to navigate to the menu and choose the “more” option.
- There will be an option for “account settings” that users need to tap.
- Then, from account settings, users need to navigate to incoming.
Changing one’s password will now be an option for users. To change their new Hotmail password, users can simply type in the new password and press “text.”
Expert hackers are constantly trying to figure out your account password. Once they have access to all of your passwords, they can access all of your personal information in your email. Simply follow the steps outlined above if you ever feel that your Hotmail account has been hacked or that someone else is attempting to access it.
All Hotmail users should change their password every 72 days, according to Hotmail, to keep their email address safe from hackers. To keep your account safe from being hacked, change your password frequently.