If your system is asking you for your BitLocker recovery key, the following information may help you locate your recovery key and understand why you're being asked to provide it. Important: Microsoft support is unable to provide, or recreate, a lost BitLocker recovery key.

How to help keep your Microsoft account safe and secure. Change or reset your Windows password. Accessing the account of someone who has died. Learn how to reset or change your Microsoft account password. Get help with a forgotten Microsoft account password.

Contact Support. For technical support, go to Contact Microsoft Support, enter your problem and select Get Help. If you still need help, select Contact Support to be routed to the best support option. Learn how to manage your Microsoft account security info and troubleshoot verification code issues.

If you don't recognize a charge on your account, go to the Manage your payments page of your Microsoft account dashboard and select "Investigate". Learn more. Here are the most likely causes for an unrecognized charge: A Microsoft subscription has recurring billing enabled.

Hotmail is now Outlook.com. Learn how to sign in to access your Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live, or MSN email account.

Organize your Inbox with Archive, Sweep, and other tools in Outlook on the web. Get help with signing in, changing passwords, creating and sending mail, deleting mail, creating folders, and more in Outlook on the web.

Add, remove or update an email address or phone number. If you want to make changes to the email addresses or phone numbers associated with your Microsoft account, use our guided support tool below to help you update the right information in the right way.

Microsoft support is here to help you with Microsoft products. Find how-to articles, videos, and training for Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365, Windows, Surface, and more.

A factor in authentication is a way of confirming your identity when you try to sign in. For example, a password is one kind of factor, it's a thing you know. The three most common kinds of factors are: Something you know - Like a password, or a memorized PIN.

Change your password with your email provider. See the following sections for instructions on changing your email account password for several major email providers. If your email account provider isn't listed, contact your admin or the email provider's help desk.