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Learn how to reset or change your Microsoft account password. Get help with a forgotten Microsoft account password.
Once you're able to get back into your account, review How to help keep your Microsoft account safe and secure. Here you'll find guidance for how to secure your account going forward, make it easier to reset a password, and provide additional methods you can use to verify your account.
The steps below describe how to change a known password. If you need to reset your password because you forgot it, see Reset your Microsoft account password instead. Change your password. Go to account.microsoft.com and if you’re not already signed in, sign in with the username and current password for the account you want to update.
Please check out this link first. If you can't complete the login flow through that tool, try this link for a separate tool. If your IT admin has allowed for a self-service password reset you can try the following link: https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com.
You can easily edit the passwords saved in Microsoft Edge. Important: Changing the password in Microsoft Edge doesn't change the password for the website. You'll need to ensure that the password stored in Microsoft Edge matches the password you've set for the website.
Look up your username using your security contact phone number or email address. Request a security code to be sent to the phone number or email you used. Enter the code and select Next. A phone number or other email address may be used as sign-in security information for more than one account.
Your options to retrieve the account and password you use to sign in and install or reinstall Microsoft 365, or to manage your Microsoft 365 subscription vary depending if your product is a Microsoft 365 for home or Microsoft 365 for business product.
This article provides some options that you can use to reset or recover your password if you forget it. Be aware that, if these options don’t work, Microsoft support can't help you retrieve or circumvent a lost or forgotten password. Reset your Microsoft account password when you aren't signed in.
Tap the tile for the account you're recovering and then tap the option to sign in to recover. Enter your password and then confirm your email address or phone number as additional verification.
If the BitLocker recovery key is backed up to your Microsoft account, follow these steps to retrieve it: From another device, open a web browser and go to https://aka.ms/myrecoverykey