Outlook: Forgot your password - how to reset it

If you forget your password for Outlook, you will not be able to access your emails. The only option is to reset the password and assign a new one. But how do you set this up? You need your Outlook email address to do it.

Forgetting your Outlook password - here's how to reset it

Resetting your password is quite easy. However, you need to know the email address you used to register with Outlook.

1. To request a new password, first switch to this web page.
2. There you now switch to the button "I forgot my password" and confirm the selection with "Next".
3. Now enter the email address you used and confirm the security code by entering it correctly. Then confirm again with "Next".
4. Now you will see various recovery options.
5. Select from the list the option through which you can safely recover your account.
6. If none of the options apply to you or you continue to have problems with the recovery of your account, contact Microsoft support.

Forgotten Outlook password: Das sollten Sie beachten

1. Versuchen Sie nicht zu oft, sich mit den falschen Daten in Ihrem Konto einzuloggen.
2. Bei zu häufiger fehlerhafter Eingabe kann das Konto aus Sicherheitsgründen gesperrt werden.
3. In diesem Fall müssen Sie sich zwingend an den Support wenden und das Konto wieder freischalten lassen.