

Most probably you have read this entire article because you suspect that someone else has hacked your Microsoft account or you know somebody did.

If you do not want your account hacked, we recommend that you change your Microsoft account password and use a long one, that contains diverse characters and is hard to guess. Go to this page and follow the instructions shared there: Recover your Microsoft account. If your Microsoft account was hacked and the person who hacked it has changed your password, then you are in a terrible situation, and only Microsoft can help you. In the toolbar on the top, click or tap Security. If you have enabled two-step verification for your account, you might have to enter a security code that you can receive using an app on your smartphone, a text message or e-mail to another address.Īfter you are signed in, you see a dashboard of your Microsoft account.

There, log in with your Microsoft account email address and password. How to check the recent activity on your Microsoft/Hotmail account To learn more, read this article: Simple questions: What is a Microsoft account (Outlook, Xbox, Skype)?. Your Hotmail address is a Microsoft account your Skype account is a Microsoft account, your Xbox ID is a Microsoft account, and so on. Even though you might consider all these accounts different, they are all the same thing: a Microsoft account. Microsoft has many products and services that people use, through all kinds of accounts: email services like Hotmail or Outlook, Skype IDs, Xbox IDs, or Microsoft accounts that you use to log into Windows 10. What is a Microsoft, Hotmail, Skype or Xbox account?
