What should I do if I forget the password for the Microsoft account?

Unfortunately (for us, ordinary users), Microsoft carefully monitors the registration of patents for copyrights and for the development of new software products and their use in the future. That is why it is suggested to create your own "accountancy" to confirm that you are not a "pirate". But what if you forgot your Microsoft account password? This, by the way, most of all concerns not new products of the company, namely the login to the system when upgrading it to Windows 10.

What is a Microsoft account?

As many users understand, "Microsoft Accounting" is nothing more than a regular registration on the official site (it is assumed that the login and password will be created).

Unfortunately, registration is impossible without entering some personal data, including even the location. Quite often this problem concerns not so much stationary computers or laptops residing on the Web, or terminals, on which the upgrade of the system is up to the tenth version, but rather because the services of the corporation themselves initially track your region (as well as the Google Chrome browser), even when Disabled settings.

Of course, plus is that you can set the remote control parameters of the system from any external terminal, however, in this case, nothing good is guaranteed

The simplest methods of access to "accounting"

Let's consider the simplest situation. Suppose, the user forgot the password of the Microsoft account Windows 8.1. So what? You do not need to make a problem out of this.

First of all, let's look at the very copy of Windows. As implied, in our case (especially with permanently enabled access to the Internet), the system requires an input password, specifying the user's login automatically. It's one thing when a user created a password with the help of some key generator and saved it along with configuration files that provide unimpeded access to the system, say, on a flash drive. It's another matter when even such an initialization system is broken.

Let's make a reservation at once: if you forgot the password of the Microsoft Windows 8 account (for example) - this is not a reason to panic. To restore absolutely all personal data (even without using an Internet connection), there are so many possibilities that a regular user can not imagine. This is due only to the fact that the system itself constantly monitors not only the location of the person using it, but also the categories of the most frequently visited sites, the download of files, the most-used applications, and much more.

Based on this, with the slightest attempt to establish a connection, the report is immediately sent to the corporation (and it need not be said that this does not happen when the privacy policy is enabled). But here there is another problem. Suppose the user first tried to create a "record", but then for some reason asked the question: "There is a Microsoft account. Forgot password. What should I do in this case? "First let's see how the whole system works from the beginning.

Create and edit personal data and passwords

For example, take the "clean" system Windows 10, which was first available as a version of the Technical Preview, and then refreshed for free (if, of course, one of the users followed such recommendations) before the assembly of Windows 10 Pro.

It is this OS when upgrading (and not with a clean installation) reveals all, so to speak, the "sins" of the old system on top of which it is installed. And that's why old passwords, for example, when logging on to the system, even the administrator's passwords just do not work. The security system is such that passwords like "12345" are not perceived as the most vulnerable from the point of view of penetration by unauthorized users or scammers into the system. Do you want to change the password in the user accounts section , even if you are an administrator? No matter how it is! Nothing happens. The system has already reserved an account with a username and password, so when you enter you will have to enter exactly this information.

On the other hand, all this can be turned off elementary - even requiring an administrator password when loading Windows or exiting hibernation (sleep) mode. Yes, that's just the password and "accounting" from this will not change. Moreover, the system will constantly request access rights, say, when downloading files or when opening some programs and applications. But that's sad. You are the administrator yourself. Why the system, to put it mildly, "spits"?

What should I do if I forget the password for the Microsoft account?

Tau called "forgetfulness" in terms of Microsoft's policy is quite understandable. The more often the user appeals to the support service (or to any other resource), the more confident the company feels in terms of world rankings.

Well, let's say there is a situation when there is a Microsoft account. Forgot the password ... And now what? What is most sad, such users initially follow the "advice" of the system without thinking, providing personal data for personal notification, so to speak, "in which case". And this, as a rule, does not even refer to the address of residence, country, or e-mail server. The most important field is the mobile phone number during registration, for which a special code is sent for cases of loss of a mobile gadget or, for example, accidental interference in the operation of a computer system from outside without your knowledge.

In this case it is recommended to just go to the official site and use official means when trying to enter a login or password. In other words, if you enter at least a valid e-mail address with the subsequent input of the existing code, you can get a letter on the soap, which will contain a confirmation link that you actually requested such an operation. Now you just need to go to the specified link, change the password and re-enter under your account.

Among other things, it is worth considering one more thing. The fact is that deactivating passwords or accounts is another half of the trouble. But the removal of the "accounting" itself - this is the real problem.

I forgot the password of the Microsoft account on Windows Phone: what should I do?

What to say? Equally, if you forget the password for the Microsoft account in a fixed Windows system, you will also encounter the same problem with mobile gadgets that run on these operating systems, in particular Windows Phone.

The fact that the system itself blocks access to the device when there is no SIM card can not be said. Here it is enough simply to enter the login and password specified during registration. But here's what to do when the user forgot the password of the Microsoft account, say, in connection with the loss of the phone?

First, check your email. There exactly will be a message stating that an unauthorized access attempt has been made from your gadget (as a rule, the reverse e-mail is indicated when registering). Now just go to the confirmation link and change the old password to a new one (this option, however, does not always work).

If it did not work out, register again. But! The biggest problem is that you can theoretically delete the registration. The official website informs that this procedure requires a minimum of 60 days. In fact, this is not so. Your entry will not be lost or deactivated (checked on Windows 10 Pro with the latest updates).

Roughly speaking, the system still keeps track of your actions, whether you like it or not. Even disabling the Internet, too, will lead to nothing. As soon as the connection appears, alas, your data will be sent.

The maximum that can be done in this situation is simply to go to the site and try to change the existing login and password. Notice! With a constant connection to the Web, even on behalf of the admin, the system will not allow this.

How to do better?

In general, it is not even possible to propose any optimal solution. Well, unless you can advise simply not to create a "record". On the other hand, if you constantly follow the updates of Microsoft products, why not? Moreover, now the updates of the system itself are such that you can easily update the entire package of Microsoft Office, and completely free. Yes, and if you forgot the Microsoft account (suddenly it happened), you can not doubt at least that the system itself will constantly remind you that you need to do some actions to restore it. Unfortunately, the binding of a specific computer to a lost record will be unsuccessful, because in the modern computer world there are not two exactly identical identifiers (IDs).