subject: Changing Your Hotmail Password [print this page] There are times when we will need to change our e-mail passwords. This article teaches you how to change password in Hotmail. Do note that changing the password for you Hotmail account generally changes your Windows Live personalized services' passwords.
How to change password in Hotmail is very simple. First, you will need to sign in into your Hotmail account. Type the URL www.hotmail.com and you will be led to that page. From there, you will be directed to the Homepage of Windows Live. At the top right edge of the page, you will notice your name. Click on it and a pop up list will appear. From that list, select Account'.
You will then be directed to your account's overview, which includes the headings of Account information', Password reset information', and Other options'. Under the Account information' heading, click on the Change' link that is located next to your password which is hidden by asterisks. You will then be led to the Change your password' page.
In order to change the password, you will need to fill in your old password, the new password, and a retype of the new password. The new password needs to be at least six characters long, which can consist of numbers and alphabets, either capitalized or small. Anyhow, the password is case sensitive, which means you will need to be cautious on whether you are using small or capital letters for each character. The strength of the password, which could be Weak, Medium, or Strong, will be shown, indicating how easily figured or common the password is. There is also an option to have your password expire every 72 days, which helps strengthen the protection of your account information, which is really optional.
Once you are done filling the information, click the Save' button. You will then be brought back to the Account Overview page, and a dialog stating Your information has been saved' will appear under that heading. With that, your password has been changed.
