Many people have been using Hotmail for some time. For people who have used it for a long time, forgetting their password has caused a lot of trouble. This piece discusses 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
- Simply visit http://account.live.com/password/change and confirm if you haven’t already signed in. If you are not already signed in, simply enter your user ID and password to access your Hotmail account.
- Simply click the “Send the Code” button and enter the code that was sent to your registered phone number or email address if you are asked to do so.
- After doing this, a prompt will appear asking you to enter your old password first, then your new password, and finally the new password once more.
- Simply press Enter after entering all of the necessary information. It is suggested that Hotmail users change their password every three months.
- Simply follow the steps given above to change the password for your Hotmail account. Simply go to your Hotmail login and use the new password to access your account after the password change has been completed.
Steps to change the password on a mobile phone
It is effortless to change your Hotmail password on your phone. Simply follow the steps below.
- Users simply need to open the phone menu in their phone’s email app.
- Users need to go to the menu and choose “more” from there.
- When users see the account settings option, they need to tap it.
- Then users need to check their account settings and go to incoming settings.
- The option of changing one’s password is now available for users. To change their new Hotmail password, users can simply type in the new password and press “text.”
Hacking experts are constantly trying to guess your account passwords, and once they have access to all of them, they can access all of your personal information in your email. If you suspect a hack or someone else’s attempt to access your Hotmail account, simply follow the steps outlined above.
For security reasons, Hotmail says that all of its users should change their password every 72 days. To keep your account safe from being hacked, you should change your password often.