How to Change a Password in Hotmail

Change your Hotmail password any time by logging in to your Hotmail account.

Hotmail is an email service provided by Microsoft Windows Live and MSN. The service is available in 36 languages and provides more than 355 million email accounts worldwide, according to the Microsoft Windows Live website. Hotmail features drag-and-drop folder organization, automatic virus scanning and spam protection and the ability to send emails with up to 10GB of data. Change your Hotmail password anytime by accessing the "Options" menu from your Hotmail account.

Instructions

1. Access the Hotmail website and enter your user name and password to sign in to your Hotmail account. Click on the "Options" menu, and then select "More Options."

2. Click on the "Account details (password, aliases, time zone)" link under the "Managing your account" section of the Hotmail Options page.

3. Click "Change" next to the "Password" field on the Hotmail "Account overview" screen to change your password. Type your current password into the "Old password" text field.

4. Create a new password and type it into the "New password" and "Retype new password" text fields. Hotmail passwords are case-sensitive and must be at least six characters. According to the Microsoft Online Safety website, strong passwords are at least 14 characters long, consisting of numbers and letters, punctuation marks and symbols.

Tips & Warnings

• If you write down your password, store it in a safe place. Do not store passwords for other websites inside your Hotmail email account.

• Do not give out your Hotmail password to anyone pretending to work for Hotmail. Hotmail will never send you an email asking for your password.

References

• Windows Live Hotmail: Fact Sheet

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Hotmail: Sign In