How to Change a Hotmail Account Password

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Last Updated: August 7, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to change your Hotmail account password on the Microsoft password page, which manages the password for all your Microsoft products.

Steps

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Go to http://account.live.com/password/change in a web browser.^{[1]
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- If prompted to generate a security code, click on Send Code and enter the code that is sent to your email address or phone number.
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Enter your current password in the field at the top of the window..^{[2]
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Enter and confirm your new password..^{[3]
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- If you'd like to be prompted to change your password on a regular basis, check "Make me change my password every 72 days.".^{[4]
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Click on Next. The password you use to log in to Hotmail has been changed.
- You must use a different method to reset a lost or forgotten Hotmail password.

Community Q&A

Question

How can I prevent people from using my new password?

Community Answer

Don't tell anyone your new password! And if you want to be sure your new password is secure, it should be hard to guess, not something obvious like your dog's name, etc.
Question

What if my ID is not getting any emails?

Community Answer

Someone may be hacking or trolling you.
Question

Why can't I open my emails on my iPad after I changed my Hotmail account password on a laptop? It says it is updating.

Community Answer

You just click on the button that says "I have forgotten pasword." And then click on the 3 chocies that will pop up.