OUTLOOK ACCOUNT RECOVERY PROCESS
What is Outlook Account Recovery?
Getting locked out of your Microsoft Outlook Account can cause many dilemmas, especially if you are a professional Outlook user. Due to its large number of daily users, Microsoft has set up various methods by which you can quickly recover your Outlook password and also recover your account. You can always recover your Outlook account with your Recovery Phone Number or by using your Alternate Email. So let’s go ahead and see what all methods can be used to recover your Outlook Account and what are the steps involved in doing so. However, we will start with the steps involved in Outlook account recovery with phone number.
Outlook Account Recovery with Phone Number
Steps for Outlook Account Recovery with Phone Number
- Open the main “Outlook Account” sign in page on your web browser
- Key in your Outlook username and click on “Next”
- When prompted to enter a password, click on “I Forgot My Password”
- Now click on the “Next” button
- Type in the “Captcha” characters in the box provided and click on “Next”
- Now you will see the option to receive a verification code by email or through phone; select the option to receive by phone
- Next, click on the “Send Code” button
- Now type in the code your received by SMS and click on “Next”
- On the following page, type in your new password and click “Next” again
- Re-confirm your new password and click on “Next”
Upon completing the steps above, click on “Next” button again and you will be re-directed to the Outlook Sign-In page where you can log in to your Outlook Account with your new password, after the successful attempt of Outlook account recovery.
Outlook Account Recovery without Phone Number
Steps for Outlook Account Recovery without Phone Number
- Open the main “Outlook Account” sign in page on your web browser
- Key in your Outlook username and click on “Next”
- When prompted to enter password on the following page, click on “I Forgot My Password”
- Now click on the “Next” button
- Type in the “Captcha” characters in the box provided and click on “Next”
- Now you will see the option to receive a verification code by e-mail or through phone, select the option to receive the code by E-mail
- Next, click on the “Send Code” button
- Very shortly you will be sent a verification code by Outlook to your alternate e-mail id
- Now type in the code your received by SMS and click no “Next”
- On the following page, type in your new password and click “Next” again
- Re-confirm your new password and click on “Next”
Outlook Account Recovery without Alternate Email ID
To move with your Outlook account recovery without alternate email ID, you will have to follow the same procedure described in the previous paragraph. You have to select the option to receive the verification code by phone and continue as advised above.
Change Your Lost Outlook Password
Changing your lost Outlook password is possible with all the methods described above. Of course, for this, you will need to have access to either your registered phone number or the alternate email address. By having access to your phone or the alternate email address, you can easily receive the verification code in either one of them and simply proceed to change your Outlook password. If you have access to any one of the available methods, then you can use any of those. However, if you do not have access to either one of them, you may have to contact the Microsoft Support Team. You can obtain the information on Outlook account recovery without an alternate email ID by visiting the Contact Us section on the official website. The customer support officials associated with this company are known for their dedicated work approaches. You can contact them anytime, for this issue or any other issue. They will assist you in skillful manner.