I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Microsoft 365 (2024)

The account you associated with your Microsoft 365 for home product is the same email you used when you bought or activated Microsoft 365 the first time, or what you use to sign in and install or manage Microsoft 365 from your account portal.

For help with this username or password, select from the options below:

Forgot your username

You forgot your Microsoft account username
Check products or services

Reset or change your password

Reset your Microsoft account password
Change your Microsoft account password

Account Issues

Check what you typed
You have more than one account with Microsoft 365
Your account is correct, but it's not working
Switch between accounts

Outlook email accounts

Change your password in Outlook.com
Change or update your email password in Outlook on a PC

Update your password in Outlook for Mac

Still need help?

I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Microsoft 365 (1) If none of these options help and you still can't remember your Microsoft account, see When you can't sign in to your Microsoft account for additional things to try.

Your work or school account is the email account your organization assigned to you. If you were also assigned a Microsoft 365 license, it will be associated with this account.

For help with the username or password, or to manage your work or school account, select from the options below:

Forgot your username

Contact your admin
Open an app to see your username

Manage your account

Reset or change a password, Sign in to Microsoft 365, or Switch the account you're signed in with

Contact your admin for your username and password

Contact your admin who can retrieve the username and reset the password for your work or school account.

Open Word, Excel, or PowerPointapp to see your username

If you have Microsoft 365 or Office 2016 or newer installed, in most cases you can view the work or school account associated with Office by opening a desktop application like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

  1. Open an app such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

  2. Select File. If you didn't open an existing document, you may need to create a new document to see the File menu.

  3. From the navigation on the left, select Account.

  4. Under Product Information is the name of your product and the name of the account the product is licensed to.

    I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Microsoft 365 (2)

    If you don't see Belongs to:, select Update Options > Update Now. After the update is complete, close the app and then reopen it. Look for the Belongs to: account.

Manage your account

You know your username, but forgot the password and need to reset it

If your admin has given you permission to reset your password go to, passwordreset.microsoftonline.com/. Contact your admin if you don't have permission to change your password.

If your admin has given you permission to reset your password go to, passwordreset.activedirectory.windowsazure.cn/. Contact your admin if you don't have permission to change your password.

If your admin has given you permission to reset your password go to, passwordreset.microsoftonline.com/. Contact your admin if you don't have permission to change your password.

You know your password, but you want to change it

You can only do this if your admin has given you permission to update your password in Microsoft 365.

  1. Go to www.microsoft365.com/signin and sign in with your work or school account username and existing password.

    Go to login.partner.microsoftonline.cn and sign in with your work or school account username and existing password.

    Go to portal.office.de and sign in with your work or school account username and existing password.

  2. Go to Settings I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Microsoft 365 (3) > Change your password.

    I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Microsoft 365 (4)

    You'll only see this option if your admin has given you permission to reset your password. Contact your admin if you don't have permission to change your password.

  3. Make your changes and click Save.

Sign in to Microsoft 365

The sign in location for Microsoft 365 is, www.microsoft365.com/signin.

The sign in location for Office 365 operated by 21Vianet in China is, login.partner.microsoftonline.cn/.

The sign in location for Office 365 Germany is, portal.office.de.

If you're signing in to the correct location, but still can't remember your username and password, contact your admin.

Sign in with a personal account instead of a work or school account

If you're trying to sign in with your personal Microsoft account, but you're already signed in with your work or school account, you need to sign out and then sign in with the correct Microsoft account (or vice versa).

Another option is to open a private browsing session in a new browser window. (Search your browser's help if you don't know how to do this.) When you open a private browsing session your browsing data such as history, temporary internet files, and cookiesisn't saved, so you can sign in with a different account.

I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Microsoft 365 (2024)
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