{"id":1259,"date":"2018-01-29T10:07:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T10:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:50:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:50:14","slug":"how-to-reset-hotmail-password-if-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-hotmail-password-if-forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Hotmail Password If Forgotten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">If you have been through a situation where you can&#8217;t recall your Hotmail ID password, impending your work and data noted in your mails, then you must have really been through a lot indeed. Indeed it is quite a cumbersome to lose hold of your email service password which is the only key to accessing your entire hub of your essential documents, information, chats, attachments, images, etc. After all, Hotmail has been through a lot of changes after it was purchased by Microsoft Corporation in 1997, and is refined to be called Outlook.com, though keeping the email addresses same. Thus it has been a bit difficult for users previously using the hotmail service. Yet forgetting the password to your email service can be given a worst push when the look of the website is altogether changes and that is somewhat the case with Hotmail, reports said.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"#Method-1\">Method 1: Reset HotMail Password on Android\/iPhone<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"#Method-2\">Method 2: Reset Password on HotMail via Computer<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Anyway here in this article, we would demonstrate you two methods, one on mobile devices and another on Desktop to carry out the necessary changes to reset Hotmail Password.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><b>[ps2id id=&#8217;Method-1&#8242; target=&#8221;\/]<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #1: Reset\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/span><strong><b>Hotmail\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Password on Android\/iPhone<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In this method, we would make use of mobile phone to reset hotmail password. Since mobile phones, be it Android or iPhones or iPad, are most easily assessable than computers or desktop, it is clear cut way to get your job done quickly. The steps for the methods are mentioned as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1. Turn on your Mobile phone, and from the menu, tap on the \u201cOutlook\u201d app icon which is actually a white box with a blue \u201cO\u201d symbol on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2. From the middle portion of the main page, enter your email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3. Now near the bottom line of the page, tap \u201cForgot my password\u201d link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1263 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/reset_hotmail_phone.jpg\" alt=\"reset hotmail password on Android phone\" width=\"397\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. From the next page that follows, check the \u201cI Forgot my password\u201d option box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5. Tap \u201cNext\u201d to proceed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 6. Enter the characters that you get to see on the screen for verification and press \u201cNext\u201d option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 7. Next you have to choose your Recovery option, either as <strong><em><b><i>Email<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0or<strong><em><b><i>\u00a0Text<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 8. Enter either your recovery mail or the last four digits of your phone number depending upon the type of recovery option you have just selected, and tap \u201cSend code\u201d to receive a verification code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 9. Enter the received code in the \u201cEnter the code\u201d field and tap \u201cNext\u201d. You will be directed to a password reset page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 10. From the password reset page, type your new password in the \u201cNew Password\u201d field and again enter it in the &#8220;Reenter Password&#8221; to verify the code. Press \u201cNext\u201d button to proceed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">And Lo! You are done. Now you can enter your email service that outlook app using the newly created password without any difficulty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/reset-windows-10-password.html\">2 ways to reset Windows 10 administrator password<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><b>[ps2id id=&#8217;Method-2&#8242; target=&#8221;\/]<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #2: Reset Your Hotmail Password on Computer<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Though mobile phones are the most convenient device to reset the forgotten password, yet desktops can provide you better interface with more options to play with, which in turn makes your job easier. the steps for the method are elaborated as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1. Go to the website from your preferred browser: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/account.live.com\/resetpassword.aspx\">https:\/\/account.live.com\/resetpassword.aspx<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1260 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hotmail_img.jpg\" alt=\"how to reset password on hotmail \" width=\"659\" height=\"418\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2. Check the \u201cI forgot my password\u201d box from the top of the page and click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3. Enter your Hotmail email address, and the verification code from below the \u201cEnter the characters you see\u201d section and click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/reset_hotmail_1.jpg\" alt=\"reset password on hotmail \" width=\"642\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. Now select your account reset option, either a text to your mobile number or a mail to any of your additional email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5. Click \u201cSend code\u201d to receive the verification code. Retrieve your code from the location you have chosen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 6. Enter your new code in the blank field in the middle of the page and click \u201cNext\u201d to go to the password recovery page.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/reset_hotmail_3.jpg\" alt=\"reset hotmail password\" width=\"634\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 7. On the password recovery page, enter your new password in the \u201cNew Password\u201d field and retype it in the \u201cReenter password\u201d field. After you are done with it, click \u201cNext\u201d to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">To forget your password to your email service is not as important as it to know how to recover it or reset it after you have forgotten it. Mostly users are not aware of it even if they do possess an email ID. But there is nothing to worry about. 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