Reset Microsoft Account Password Through Authenticator App

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to reset your IMC Microsoft account password using the Authenticator app. By following these steps, you can easily regain access to your account and set a new password for added security.

Yu ZHANG
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12 steps
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55 seconds

Microsoft Login

Navigate to [https://portal.office.com](https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?client_id=4765445b-32c6-49b0-83e6-1d93765276ca&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft365.com%2Flandingv2&response_type=code%20id_token&scope=openid%20profile%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.office.com%2Fv2%2FOfficeHome.All&response_mode=form_post&nonce=638495172013057821.ZjViMDJlZTEtYWEzYi00MTQ2LTk0OGItNDlmMzZlNGEyNzQ2ODIwNzllZDYtZTI4Zi00OWE4LTg2MmUtOWM4YmExZjk1ZTRl&ui_locales=en-US&mkt=en-US&prompt=select_account&client-request-id=15976c29-8309-4e11-9469-28d08da22223&state=OQqaAOv20-73FFTtG1pyBcbQxmTtRv3T2k-zPKMrTUG-taZHcMxJ4NAlWRHBlNQNIE_YraaZjIX7LXUR3EWFwIndecLWrwos_ApehpOuvoRu0puZ2pGxQUdCbfCYk319-wKGXl5AykIo0nAkJjnzxCBkcFSFD2evZ6WPEwfpVZpVYciTx0I_5haw4rsv_IiEmQLS0Zl0P4QyVao1jEK12R9RfAs9Kc2oUsZj56NXz2tY4wvP3RpxRYfl5i3YfVPuqBaSkTWi4IuPbicxYTYZCHJiMwn03_SI1HWSHsOiBEKPCBgesQ2d5jXQ4Q654xg9MXWRKBZAoCgPl470iLTgvXTAw8RIKzQg_mJUYI9L5Ws&x-client-SKU=ID_NET6_0&x-client-ver=7.3.1.0)

Click the "Email, phone, or Skype" field.

Type in your student email

Click the 'Next' button.

Click "Forgot my password"

Input the characters in the picture for verification

Click "Next"

Click "Approve a notification on my authenticator app"

Click "Send Notification"

On your mobile phone, use the Microsoft Authenticator App to finish the authentication

Enter new password

Click "Finish"