How to change your MSN Hotmail password

You can change your MSN Hotmail password fairly easy once you know how.However, you must know your current password in order to change it.If you have forgotten your current password, then it is impossible to change your MSN Hotmail password with one exception which will be explained later.

You should change your password periodically.A software program can figure out your password if it has enough time.A good suggestion would be every two months.You will probably want to write it down because if you change the password and then immediately go on a week long vacation, you may find yourself not knowing how to log into your account.Then you will not be able to change your password with one exception.

To change your MSN Hotmail password, start by logging into your account.In the top right of your screen you will see a word `Options'.Click on it.At this point you will be able to change a lot of options on your account.The two most important are the password and the secret question.

Click the link `Password'.The site will ask you to log in again to verify who you are.This is a safety precaution to keep someone from changing your password if you forgot to log out before you left the computer.Many people use hotmail because it is free and they often log in using public computers.Hence, Microsoft recognizes this and tries to keep people's passwords as safe as possible.

Once you have entered correctly your password, you will be taken to the change password page.Follow the instructions to change your password.You are asked to enter it twice so that you don't commit a spelling error.If you had misspelled your password then nobody would know your password and nobody would be able to use your profile.

Now you will understand the one exception to changing your password without knowing the original password.If you have forgotten the original password, the site will ask you near the login window if you have forgotten your password.If you have, click the link.The site will then ask you the security question that you put in earlier when signing up for the account.If you can correctly answer the security question, you will be given the opportunity to change your password.

You should change your security question from time to time also.You do this in the same manner that you changed the password.Click on `Options'.Click on the security question link and change the question.You will want to make the security question something that you will always remember, but others won't know or be able to figure out.`Who was my first kiss?'This would be a good question for an older person, but may not be a good idea for a young person.Questions that have finite answers aren't good either.For instance, `What is my favorite color?' is not a good question.A person can guess that a lot easier than a favorite city or country.If you have forgotten the answer to the security question, then you will not be able to change the password or log into the account.

In summary, you can change your MSN Hotmail password fairly easily.You will want to change your password regularly.When creating your password you can mark an option to have the computer remind you every 75 days.This is a good suggestion because the computer can keep track of it and will prompt you when it is time.Just make sure you remember your password or write it down when you change it.