But that’s tedious and it can be annoying to have multiple accounts and not know what’s what.Īs with every other service, however, Microsoft has a password recovery program, though it’s really a “verify your identity and we’ll let you reset your password to something new” if you really want to be honest about it. However you slice it, really the easiest way to deal with a lost password is to simply set up a new account and start over. You’re right about your Microsoft Account being based on previous accounts you might have set up with different Microsoft properties, notably either Windows Live Messenger or Hotmail (now called, of course).
