Microsoft password on Lumia 535 Windows phone

[Windows Central Question]

I want to change my Microsoft account password but cannot remember my original password.

At present, I cannot remember my Microsoft account password, as I set it years ago and have not needed it until now, when I am trying to installed Whatsapp. I have just hit the 'Installe now' button on Whatsapp's webpage, where I have now got the 'Enter your Microsoft account password' page come up on my mobile. BUT.....what do I do AS I CAN'T REMEMBER MY MICROSOFT PASSWORD?!!

Please, please help, as I have been desperate to get my WhatsApp page, plus many others back! I have had this problem now for months!!

 

[RumoredNow]

Re: I want to change my Microsoft account password but cannot remember my original password.

Go to this page in a browser.

Click sign in, then go through the "forgot password" procedure.


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[Windows Central Question]

At present, I cannot remember my Microsoft account password, as I set it years ago and have not needed it until now, when I am trying to installed Whatsapp. I have just hit the 'Installe now' button on Whatsapp's webpage, where I have now got the 'Enter your Microsoft account password' page come up on my mobile. BUT.....what do I do IF I CAN'T REMEMBER MY MICROSOFT PASSWORD?!!

Please, please help, as I have been desperate to get my WhatsApp page, plus many others back! I have had this problem now for months!!

 

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[holdum333]

Hi Welcome to Windows Central! This has been asked many times. See if this helps. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12429/microsoft-account-sign-in-cant
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[Tejas Javery]

At present, I cannot remember my Microsoft account password, as I set it years ago and have not needed it until now, when I am trying to installed Whatsapp. I have just hit the 'Installe now' button on Whatsapp's webpage, where I have now got the 'Enter your Microsoft account password' page come up on my mobile. BUT.....what do I do IF I CAN'T REMEMBER MY MICROSOFT PASSWORD?!!

Please, please help, as I have been desperate to get my WhatsApp page, plus many others back! I have had this problem now for months!!

Just click on "forgot password."they will help you with it and you shall be able to set a new password.
The microsoft password needs alphabets, characters and numbers in it. So maybe that's why you dont remember it. But recovering your password is easy.