Locked out of my personal outlook account

Terry, Sarah K (Hazard Student) 0 Reputation points
2026-07-10T17:57:03.0466667+00:00

There was suspicious activity and Microsoft locked my personal email that I have to use to pay bills and they won’t let me change my email without verifying the one that is locked.

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  1. Darhyl Amizola 46,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-11T21:54:50.3066667+00:00

    Thank you for the information.

    Since you have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled, do you have the 25-character recovery codes for the 2FA?

    If yes, please go to account.microsoft.com > Forgot Password > click "I don't have any of these" on both verification methods > click "Yes" on the 25 recovery code (if you have one) > from here, you will be asked to wait 30 days in order to update your security info and recover your account.

    During this time, you will not be able to sign in to sites or services with your account.

    However, if you do not have access to all of your verification methods and the 25-recovery codes from your 2FA, I'm afraid it is no longer possible to recover/unblock the account.

    Thank you for your understanding.

    Best regards,

    Darhyl

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  2. Darhyl Amizola 46,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-10T18:34:18.94+00:00

    Hey there! Nice to meet you!

    Just to confirm, did you have two-factor authentication (2FA) active on the account?

    If yes, are you able to access the second factor of authentication?

    Important: If you have an active 2FA, ACSR will inform you that your recovery request will be ignored. If you only receive a message that the recovery request is either successful or indicates insufficient information, this means that 2FA is disabled.

    Also, may I know when was the last time you successfully signed in to your account?

    Best regards,

    Darhyl

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