Select your avatar orinitials on the far right side of the menu bar to open yourMy Accountscreen.
Select theSecuritytab at the top of theMy Accountscreen.
ChooseUpdate Infoin theUpdate your security infoarea.
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Verify your identity, if asked to do so.
ChooseAn alternate email addressfrom the first drop-down menu.
Enter an email address to serve as your recovery email address for your Microsoft account.
Microsoft will email the new recovery address with a code.
Enter the code from the email in theCodearea of theAdd security infowindow.
PressNextto save the changes and add the recovery email address to your Microsoft account.
Verify that the email password recovery address was added by returning to theUpdate your security infosection.
Your Microsoft email account should also receive an email that says you updated your security information.
it’s possible for you to add multiple recovery addresses and phone numbers by repeating these steps.
Why Do You Need a Recovery Email Address?
Outlook.comis home to your Outlook,Hotmail, and other Microsoft email accounts.
Your password is the key to all your email there.
If you forget your password though, you’ll need to recover your account and create a new one.
Microsoft sends a code to an alternate email address to validate you are who you say you are.
Select a Strong Password
Microsoft encourages its email users to use astrong passwordwith their Microsoft email address.
