Unfortunately (for us, ordinary users), Microsoft carefully monitors the registration of copyright patents and the development of new software products and their use in the future. That is why it is proposed to create your own "account" to confirm that you are not a "pirate". But what to do when you forget your Microsoft account password? This, by the way, is most relevant for not new products of the company, namely logging in when updating it to Windows 10.
What is a Microsoft account?
As many users understand, the "Microsoft account" is nothing more than the usual registration on the official website (it is assumed that a username and password will be created).
Unfortunately, registration is not possible without entering some personal data, including even the location. Quite often, this problem concerns not so much stationary computers or laptops that are on the Web, or terminals running a system update to the tenth version, but with the fact that the corporation services themselves initially monitor your region (as well as the Google Chrome browser) even with disabled settings.
Of course, the plus is that you can set the parameters for remote control of the system from any external terminal, however, in this case, nothing good is guaranteed
The simplest methods of access to the "accounting"
Consider the simplest situation. Suppose a user has forgotten the password for a Microsoft Windows 8.1 account. So what? No need to make a problem out of it.
First of all, let's look at the copy of Windows itself. As implied, in our case (especially with constantly turned on Internet access), the system requires a login password, determining the user's login name automatically. It is one thing when a user created a password using some key generator and saved it along with configuration files that provide unhindered access to the system, say, on a flash drive. Another thing is when even such an initialization system is violated.
Let's make a reservation right away: if you forgot the password of your 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 cannot imagine. This is due only to the fact that the system itself constantly monitors not only the location of the person who uses it, but also the categories of the most visited sites, file downloads, the most involved applications, and much more.
Based on this, at the slightest attempt to establish a connection, the report is immediately sent to the corporation (and it does not need to be said that this does not happen with the privacy policy enabled). But here another problem arises. Suppose a user first tried to create an "account", but then for some reason asked himself the question: "There is a Microsoft account." Forgot password. What to do in this case? ” First, let's see how this whole system works initially.
Create and edit personal data and passwords
For example, take a “clean” Windows 10 system, which was first available as a version of the Technical Preview, and then updated for free (unless, of course, one of the users followed these recommendations) before building Windows 10 Pro.
It is this OS when updating (and not with a clean installation) that exposes all, so to speak, “sins” of the old system, on top of which it is installed. And that is why old passwords, say, when logging into the system even by the administrator’s right 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 of unauthorized users or scammers into the system. Would you like to change the password in the user accounts section , even if you are an administrator? No matter how! Nothing will work out. The system has already reserved a registration record with a username and password, so when you log in you will have to enter exactly this data.
On the other hand, all this can be simply disabled - even requesting an administrator password when loading Windows or when exiting hibernation (sleep) mode. Yes, that's just the password and the "account" 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 your own administrator. Why does the system, to put it mildly, “spit”?
What should I do if I forget my Microsoft account password?
The tau called “forgetfulness” in terms of Microsoft's policies is understandable. The more often the user contacts the support service (or any other resource), the more confident the company feels in terms of world ranking.
Well, let's say there is a situation when there is a Microsoft account. Forgot password ... And now what to do? What is most sad, such users initially thoughtlessly follow the "advice" of the system, providing personal data for personal notification, so to speak, "in which case." And this, as a rule, does not even apply to the address of residence, country, or email server. The most important field is the mobile phone number during registration, to 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 the outside without your knowledge.
In this case, it is recommended that you simply go to the official website and use official funds when trying to enter a username or password. In other words, if you enter at least a valid email address and then enter the existing code, you can receive an “e-mail” letter containing a confirmation link that you really 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 half the trouble. But the removal of the "accounting" itself - this is the real problem.
Forgot Microsoft account password on Windows Phone: what to do?
What to say? Equally, if you forget your Microsoft account password in a stationary Windows system, you will encounter the same problem on mobile gadgets running on these OSs, in particular, Windows Phone.
The fact that the system itself blocks access to the device with a missing SIM card is out of the question. Here it is enough to simply enter the login and password specified during registration. But what to do when the user has forgotten the password of the Microsoft account, say, in connection with the loss of the phone?
First, check your email. There will definitely be a message stating that an unauthorized access attempt was made from your gadget (as a rule, the return e-mail is indicated exactly during registration). Now just follow the confirmation link and change the old password to a new one (this option, however, does not always work).
If it doesn’t work out, register again. But! The biggest problem is that it is theoretically possible to unregister. The official website on this account reports that this procedure requires a minimum of 60 days. In fact, this is not so. Your record will not disappear anywhere and will not be deactivated (tested on Windows 10 Pro with the latest updates).
Roughly speaking, the system monitors your actions anyway, whether you want it or not. Even turning off the Internet will also lead to nothing. As soon as the connection appears, alas, your data will be sent.
The maximum that can be done in this situation, just go to the site and try to change the existing username and password. Notice! With a constant connection to the Network, even on behalf of the administrator, the system will not allow this to be done.
What to do better?
In general, it is even impossible to propose some optimal solution. Well, unless you can advise you just do not create yourself an "account." On the other hand, if you constantly monitor updates of Microsoft products, why not? Moreover, now the updates of the system itself are such that you can easily update the entire Microsoft Office package, and for free. Yes, and if you forgot your Microsoft account (it suddenly happened), there is no doubt at least that the system itself will constantly remind you that you need to take some steps to restore it. Unfortunately, the binding of a particular computer to a lost record will be unsuccessful, since in the modern computer world there are no two completely identical identifiers (IDs).