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Want to recover your Microsoft account and password? Well, then you are at the right place,
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we have exactly what you need to do. This is The Windows Club.
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Things can be challenging if you have forgotten your email address or username.
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You only have limited ways to find out your email address and then recover it.
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So, let's get started on how to do so. 1. Where To Find The Email
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Address Of Your Microsoft Account? Method 1: Check Your Phone And Laptop
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As a Microsoft email service user, you may have set up your Windows computer
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using the same email address or used it for the Outlook app on your mobile device.
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So, you can both your phone and laptop for that. If you have the Microsoft Outlook app
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installed and launch it on your phone. Click on the profile picture and you should
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be able to see your email address there. Similarly, you can go to Windows settings
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by pressing Windows + I keys to check your email address at the top left side. Or you
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can launch the Mail app to see your email address. If you are signed in using your Microsoft account
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on your browser, visit outlook.live.com. Click on your profile picture and there
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you should find your email address. Method 2: Check your Gaming Console
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You can use your Xbox Gaming console to find your email address.
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Press the Xbox button to open the guide. Select Profile & system.
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Then go to Settings > Account > Sign-in, security & PIN.
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Under Show on Home, youâll see the email or phone number you use to sign in.
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If you enable this setting, this account info will be displayed on your Home screen.
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Method 3: Recover Microsoft User Name If you didnât find your Microsoft
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account through the above steps, then Microsoft does help you with a tool.
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Type âhttps://account.live.com/username/recoverâ in your web browser and press Enter.
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Next, enter an alternate email address or phone number associated with your Microsoft account.
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Then, enter the security code received by your alternative email address or
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phone number and click on the Next button. Once done, you should be able to see your
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Microsoft account and you can Sign in. 2. Where To Find The Password
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Of Your Microsoft Account? Method 1: Check Password Manager or Browser
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If you have saved your Microsoft password in the browserâs password manager you can easily find it.
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The password manager location varies from browser to browser.
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You can go to the browser settings for terms like âAutofill and Passwordsâ.
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Like here we are using Google Chrome browser. Click on the three-dot menu to go to Settings.
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Select âAutofill and Passwordsâ. Click on âGoogle Password Managerâ.
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Go to the Passwords section and click on the sites enlisted there. To view password you
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may need to enter your deviceâs password. Then click on the âeye iconâ right beside
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Password and then you should be able to see the password now.
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Method 2: Recover your Microsoft Account Password If you know the recovery email address or the
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phone number associated with your email address you can
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easily recover the Microsoft account password. Visit https://account.live.com/ResetPassword.aspx
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to go to the Google Account Recovery Page. If you have these details, go to the Password
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recovery page and follow the onscreen instructions to recover your Microsoft account password.
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Type your Microsoft account address and click on the Next button.
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Click on the Get Code button. Microsoft will send a verification
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code to your email or phone number. Copy the code and Enter it. Click on Next.
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Reset your password. Re-enter the password. Click on Next and you are done.
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So, that's it. Subscribe to The Windows Club for all
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your tech solutions related to Windows. Thanks for watching.
