If you have found that you need to change your password for your hotmail or MSN account, then you’ve come to the right place! There are a few reasons you may need to change hotmail password: You’ve forgotten your old one, you think someone may have found your password and is snooping around in your email, or maybe you just feel like changing it. Changing your password regularly is a great way to keep your account secure and your information protected. If you already know your password, follow the first set of instructions. If you don’t know what your password is and need to reset it, then go to the “Help! I’ve forgotten my password!” section of the page.

How to change your hotmail password

1. First, navigate to your account information page. You can do so by going to login.live.com
2. Type in your username and password and then click “Signin”.
3. Here you will see a list of options. Under the “Password reset information” section, find where it says “Password: “, and click the link next to it that says “Change”.
4. Now follow the instructions on this page in order to set your new password. There is even a tool to show if your new password is weak or strong. Tip: A super secure password should contain letters, numbers, and even symbols, and should be at least 14 characters long.
5. After you’re all done, make sure to click the “Save” button.

And in those 5 easy steps, you’re finished!

Help! I’ve forgotten my password!

If you seem to have forgotten what your password is, you can follow these steps in an effort to reset it:

1. First, navigate to your account information page. You can do so by going to login.live.com
2. Under the password text field, click the link that says “Forgot your password?”
3. Here you will be asked to type in your email address (example@msn.com, example@hotmail.com, etc…) and also you’ll need to enter the letters and numbers you see in the picture into the “Characters” field. This is a test to see if you are a human or if you’re just some sort of bot trying to crack somebody’s password.
4. After you’ve entered the info, click “Continue”.
5. From here you can either send yourself a password reset email message or provide information to gain access you your account. We want to select the bottom choice. Click the link that reads “Provide account information and answer your secret question.”
6. Here you can enter in the information you used when you originaly made the account. You will be asked your country, State, Zip Code, and secret security question.
7. After you’ve finished, click “Continue”.
8. Now follow the instructions on this page in order to set your new password. There is even a tool to show if your new password is weak or strong. Tip: A super secure password should contain letters, numbers, and even symbols, and should be at least 14 characters long.
9. After you’re all done, click the continue button.
10. Congratulations! You’ve finished resetting your password. You may login to your account with the new password you chose.

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