MS made a "dual sign-in for Hotmail"
two days ago, Hotmail told me MS is 'renewing security" and required me to go to a different security page and get a security code before I can got my email. Also, has a 'security page' that opens e...
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MNtundraRet wrote:
Hi Monkey:
We have been down in San Francisco now for about a week. I can certainly agree about the PIA caused by newest version of Hotmail.
First day down here I used one of my daughter's Apple laptops to get my mail. Too much bother to fly down my Asus i7 gaming laptop. I entered with sign-in and was not let in.
Message came up stating I needed to confirm it was really me. Only choice was too chose either ringing, or texting my home phone number (*** *** **75) after filling in some of the missing digits.
Guess what dummies! I am not home! When I could not finish the request I am now locked out of my account without going through H#&L to reset password for use here.
Since I have nothing important needed now it is better to wait until I get home on my own laptop. No need to slip any farther dow their slippery slope. The wife's account on her Kindle Fire works fine (Not Hotmail).
The problem caused here is legit. The "DA moron" who programed security this way is to blame. I suspect your problem is similar.
I know how you feel. LOL.
This is actually MS attempting to protect you from someone hacking into your email account. When you log in from a different computer that you haven't logged into from before, MS asks you to confirm that it is really you logging in and not someone else.
At some point in time MS probably asked you to setup a mobile number to associate with your account (they did for me), that way you could have used your mobile number instead of your home number to do the validation.
Security can be a PITA at times (it irritates me as well) but don't blame the programmer, blame the dishonest hackers who are really to blame and force us to prove who we are.
Here is the link to the MS Account page where you can setup your alternate phone number and alternate email address that can be used for security purposes: MS Account login
From Monkey44's description, it sounds like he may have been directed to a page where you can request a one-time code that will allow you to login one-time only. That code is to be used if you wish to login from a public computer such as a computer in a library.
