How to Change Password in Outlook.com
There are many threads posted in Microsoft and other forums by confused users who don’t know how to change their password in Outlook because they can’t find any option to do so.
What such users don’t realize is that their Outlook.com password is actually the password to their Microsoft account password. To change it, you need to:
- Go to Microsoft account security.
- Log in with your current password if asked to.
- Click the Change my password option under Password security.
- Enter your new password. Make sure the password is at least 8 characters long and random. Alternatively, you can use a long passphrase consisting of multiple random words
- Click Save.
After you’ve changed your password, you’ll be logged out of all apps that use your Microsoft account.
How to Change Password in Outlook Client Desktop App
The Outlook client desktop apps for Windows and MacOS let you update your password to reflect the changes you’ve made to it by your email administrator or by yourself in Microsoft account security.
However, the Outlook client desktop apps for Windows and MacOS can’t be used to replace your old Outlook password with a new one.
Windows
To change your password in the Windows version of Outlook:
- Open the File menu and click Account Settings → Manage Profiles.
- Click Email Accounts.
- Choose your account and click Change.
- Update your password and click Next.
- Confirm the change and close the Account Settings window.
Mac
To change your password in the Mac version of Outlook:
- Open Outlook Preferences (⌘ + ,).
- Go to Accounts.
- Select your Outlook account.
- Enter a new password in the Password field.
- Close the Accounts window.
Outlook will save the new password automatically when you close the Accounts window.
💡 Note: If you don’t see the password field, it means you need to Revert to Legacy Outlook (old version).
How to Change Password in Outlook Mobile App
The Outlook mobile app doesn’t provide an option for users to directly update or change their Outlook password, but you can initiate the account reset process to force the app to check your account settings and ask you to enter the correct password if the existing one doesn’t match.
How to Reset a Forgotten Outlook Password?
Are you unable to access your inbox because you don’t remember your password anymore? Then you need to learn how to reset a forgotten Outlook password. Don’t worry! The process is simple and won’t take you more than a few minutes from start to finish.
Keep Your Outlook Inbox Secure and Clean
You may not realize it, but data breaches occur on a daily basis. If you use your Outlook email address to access various websites and services, then it’s only a matter of time before it gets leaked, along with your other personal information.
That’s why you should proactively check your address against known data breaches and security incidents. How? By using the Privacy Monitor feature in Clean Email, which scans your address against publicly known data leaks and notifies you if a match is found, complementing Clean Email’s other inbox management capabilities.
In addition, the app includes the Screener feature, which filters emails from unknown senders into a separate review space. This allows you to assess potentially suspicious or unwanted messages before they reach your primary inbox.
Clean Email is accessible as a web app, as well as on macOS and on mobile devices, and provides consistent access across platforms.
FAQ
What happens after I change my Outlook password?
You will be signed out of your account across your devices and asked to sign in again.
How often do I need to change my Outlook password?
You should change your password whenever you suspect that it has become compromised. Changing it regularly isn’t necessary.
Outlook account has been hacked. What should I do?
If your account has been hacked, then you should change your password as soon as you can. If you can’t do that, then contact Microsoft and ask for help.
