Microsoft Account in Windows 10
Sometimes, user may forget/lost your login password or maybe not working due to some recently unusual activities. Therefore, user may be locked out and stuck in login screen of Windows 10. In such scenario, how do we reset Microsoft account password in Windows 10? Where to get the password? How do I login now? What is my login password? kind of questions comes to you mind.
In Windows 10, you might have faced the problem to login into your user account. Windows 10 has a feature to login into windows 10 by using Microsoft account. You may have noticed, whenever you are at login screen, there is an email address under your name that shows that you are signed in by using a Microsoft account. However, you can Bypass or Skip Login Screen in Windows 10.
[Read: Bypass or Skip Windows 10 Sign-in Screen]
Your Microsoft account gives you an access to apps and games from the Windows Store, and lets you see your settings and other stuff across multiple Windows 10 devices. That can synchronize your setting to login to multiple devices easily.
In such kind of case, it is better to reset your Microsoft account password. For that, you need to go to any other computer that have internet access. Then, follow the steps given below:
Reset Microsoft Account Password
Step 1. Open any browser and go to reset your password page. Click here to reach there
Step 2. Now, select “I forgot my password” option and click Next.
Step 3. Type your Microsoft email that you use to sign into Windows 10. It may ask you to type CAPTCHA and click Next button.
Step 4. You will see the screen where you need to verify your identity to Microsoft. You may have stored recovery option at the time when you have registered Microsoft account.
It could be your another email address to receive email, Cell number for receiving Text/IVR call, or any security question that you can answer, if provided.
Choose one of them that you can verify. Microsoft will send you the verification code within quick seconds of time.
Step 5. Once you get the verification code, enter that code on the screen and click on Next button.
Step 6. If you entered the right verification code sent by Microsoft, you will get a new password screen. Create a new password that should not be similar to old password and click Next button.
Step 7. Congratulation, you have successfully reset your Microsoft password. Finally, now you can go back to your Windows 10 computer and use the new password that you just created. You will be signing in for sure.
