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How to change Microsoft password
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quick start Guide


Would you like to change your Microsoft account password? In the following you can read how this works and what you have to pay attention to..

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No matter if Microsoft Teams or Windows 10 - a Microsoft account is required almost everywhere. New installations of Windows 10 in particular have a Microsoft account requirement. If you want to change the password for one of the Microsoft services, it will also automatically change for the other services that are connected to Microsoft.

Tip: Do you still have a local Windows 10 account? Then we will show you in these instructions how to change the password there.

How to change Microsoft password

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

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First, log into your Microsoft account via login.live.com and click on " Security " in the menu at the top .

2nd step:

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You can then use " Change password " to change the password for Windows and other Microsoft services.

3rd step:

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Microsoft verifies your identity for security. Your email address and / or telephone number will be displayed using the " Verify Identity " form . Determine how you would like to receive the code by clicking on one of the two options.

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Now enter the received code and complete the verification with " Confirm ".

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In the last step, enter your current password and the new password twice . The changes made are saved with " Save ".

quick start Guide

  1. Log on login.live.com in to your Microsoft account.
  2. Enter your e-mail address and your password and confirm with " Login ".
  3. Then navigate to " Security " in the menu above .
  4. Here you select " Change password ".
  5. Microsoft will ask you to verify your identity . To do this, you can either have a code sent to your e-mail address or the stored telephone number.
  6. Then enter the code and click on " Confirm ".
  7. Then enter the current and the new password twice.
  8. Then click on " Save " to change the password for Windows and all other Microsoft services.


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