Windows Live Hotmail is popular free online mail services, which is powered by Microsoft. Users, who have an internet connection, can access this service from any web browser and from anywhere from the world. They will just need to have an account and password on Hotmail to enjoy the service at fullest.
How to reset the password of Hotmail account on mobile?
You can reset your lost password on the mobile through simple steps.
- Outlook app
Tap on ‘OUTLOOK’ app icon, which looks like an open white box with Blue O on it.
- Get started
Tap on ‘Get Started’, to open the app and start working on it.
- Email address
After getting started, you will need to enter your email address of Outlook in the textbox given under ‘Enter your email address or personal email address.
- Add Google account
Click on the button with ‘Add Google Account’, it will open the page to enter a password.
- Forgotten my password
Click on the button with ‘Forgotten my password’, it would be given below the textbox for a password.
- Three options
Now, choose ‘I’ve forgotten my password’ from three options. And then, Click on ‘Next’ on the right bottom of the page.
- Enter the characters you see
Tap on the text box under ‘Enter the characters you see’ and type the characters you see in the picture above.
- Next
By clicking on ‘next’ beside the picture, you can reset the photo with new characters.
- Audio
By clicking on ‘Audio’, you can listen to the characters written on the picture.
- Tap next
After entering the characters, click on ‘Next’ below the textbox.
- Verify your identity
Choose either email or text from the option on this page, and then click on ‘send code’ to get the code.
- Check
Now, check email or text, whatever you chose from the option for the coded message. Enter code- Enter the code you retrieve from the text or email in the textbox and click on ‘Next’ below.
- New password
The New page will open, with two textboxes for a new password. Enter the new password in the first textbox then enter the same password in the second textbox.
- Tap next
Click on ‘Next’. You will reach on sign-in page and now you can enter your email with new password.
Why use Hotmail?
- Communication
The user can have instant access to communication with people anywhere over the world, friends, and relatives, anyone, anytime, anywhere.
- Free
Hotmail provides free services, like free email accounts to every user.
- Address book
It provides the user’s own address book to add personal or professional contacts with detailed information with large storage space.
- Management
The interface of Hotmail is comfortable and easy to use, navigate, and create user’s own folders provides the amazing information management.
- No ads
None of us like ads popping on our screen, well, Hotmail accounts don’t show as many ads as we usually encounter on our daily basis.
- Facebook chat
Hotmail, now Outlook, provides the facility where you can chat with your Facebook friends.
- Contact management
Hotmail syncs all social media accounts together, like, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It also sends notifications of important dates like birthdays, social events, so you don’t have to worry about forgetting important dates or events.
How to reset the password of Hotmail account on the desktop?
Resetting the password of Hotmail on Desktop is a fairly easy process.
- Password reset page
Go to http://account.live.com/resetpassword.aspx through your browser.
- Forgot my password
Click on the ‘I forgot my password’, from three options under ‘Why can’t you sign in?’ Then click on ‘Next’ below the options.
- Enter email
Type your email for which you want to reset your password in the text box under ‘Recover your account’.
- Enter the characters
Tap on the text box under ‘Enter the characters you see’ and type the characters you see in the picture above.
- By clicking on ‘next’ beside the picture, you can reset the photo with new characters.
- By clicking on ‘Audio’, you can listen to the characters written on the picture.
- Click next to the bottom of the page.
- Select email or text
Click on the Email or Text on this page; choose the one you want code text from. Then, click on ‘Send code’.
- Enter the code
After retrieving the code from text or email, enter the same code in the text box below, ‘Verify your identity’. Then, click on ‘Next’ below the textbox.
- New password
The New page will open, with two textboxes for a new password. Enter the new password in the first textbox then enter the same password in the second textbox.
- Tap next
Click on ‘Next’. You will reach on sign-in page and now you can enter your email with new password.
In 2012, the Hotmail was renamed as Outlook. The URL for Hotmail redirects the user to the site named Outlook, which is the main site to sign in for all Microsoft accounts.
Hotmail services were first provided by Jack Smith and Sabeer Bhatia in 1995. Microsoft purchased it later, in 1997.