How to Change Outlook Account Password

Last updated on July 18th, 2019 at 06:46 am

In this tutorial, you will easily learn to change Outlook password. Sometimes due to some security reasons, you need to change your password but if you don’t know how to change it then you are in right place. I recommend everyone to keep changing your password regularly to have safe access to your data and prevent your emails from prying eyes. Follow some below easy steps with screenshots by which you can easily change your password.

How to Change Outlook Account Password

STEP 1: Open Outlook homepage and enter your user ID and password.

STEP 2: Navigate to your current profile avatar on the top right of your screen (see below screenshot) and Tap on View account.

STEP 3: Now you can either directly tap change password or navigate to Security.

STEP 4: Now you need to verify your identity by Two-factor authentication. Firstly, enter your current password for security reasons and after this, you again need to verify your identity by either of the following means

Text
call
Email

You can tap any option you find easy.

STEP 5: In my case, it is asking to download the app for quick changes. Tap not now and proceed further. Here you need to enter your current password and new password. Confirm new password again and tap on Save option.

By this, you have successfully changed your password. You can also enable the option of Make me change my password every 72 days, this will let you keep changing your password time to time.