Reset Hotmail Password

Forgot Hotmail password and not being able to login? It can happen to anyone. If such situation occurs, you can reset Hotmail password easily. But for Hotmail password reset you must have had verified your account with phone number or alternative email address priorly. So login to Hotmail account and update your recovery information for future.

It's easy to reset Hotmail password using alternative email address or phone number linked with your account. You will get verification code on either alternative email address or on recovery phone number. And if you don't have access to any of them, you have still last option 'Hotmail password recovery form' left to recover Hotmail password. You have to prove your ownership to Microsoft team using this option.

Steps to reset Hotmail password

1. Visit Hotmail sign in page and click 'Forgot my password' or you can directly visit Hotmail password help page
2. Select the option 'I forgot my password' and click 'Next'
3. Enter the Hotmail account of which you want to reset password and enter the captcha code in lower box.
4. Microsoft will ask how you like to receive security code. If you have set multiple option set select either phone or email. If you select phone you have to enter last 4 digit of recovery phone number. If you select email you have to enter full email address in the box. Click 'Send code' after entering those detail.
5. When you receive verification code, enter it and click 'Next'. If code is correct you will be prompted to next page, otherwise you will be informed that the code is incorrect.
6. This is the final stage of Hotmail password reset. You can create new password for Hotmail/Outlook account. Make your password memorable so you won't forget easily, being said that don't make it too obvious for other to guess.

When you select text option to receive security code, it may take some time for SMS to arrive. If you have email option to receive verification code and you have access to that account, we recommend you to select email instead of phone to receive that code. In email you will receive security code instantly.

Sometime there are not any account recovery options not set or you do not have access to those recovery option anymore. In such situation password reset cannot be done immediately. It's not sure option to recover your Hotmail password as it largely depend on the information you remember about your account. Here is the steps to reset Hotmail password without email or phone.

Hotmail password reset without email or phone:

• Visit Hotmail forgot password page
• Select 'I forgot my password' and click next
• Enter email address you want to reset, enter captcha and click 'Next'
• Select 'I don't have any of these' and click 'Next'
• In contact email field, enter your alternative email account, in which Microsoft can contact you. And click 'next'
• Check your email and enter the code received from Microsoft and click ' Verify'
• Fill as much as fields as you can under 'Recover your Microsoft account' and click 'Submit'

If you have entered enough information about Hotmail account, your password will be reset after thorough review from Microsoft which will take some time.