How to process Outlook password recovery without the phone number?

Have you forgotten Outlook password, and you cannot access your registered number anymore? Though Outlook users most preferably use their phone number towards the recovery of a lost password, yet in some cases, they don't have access to it. Those people who are in a similar situation and looking forward to recovering Outlook password can use alternative email in place of the phone number. Hence, the steps required for Outlook account recovery without using phone numbers, are as explained below.

  • At first, access Outlook website on a browser
  • Further, choose “I can't access my account” link
  • On the next page, select forgot password option
  • Then enter your registered user ID with Outlook
  • Next, a CAPTCHA code will display on the screen that you need to fill correctly
  • After that, you will get phone number and email options to proceed for password recovery  
  • Select recovery email and you will get a code from Outlook on it within a while
  • Next login to your recovery email and copy the code Outlook has sent on it
  • Then come back to the recovery page and submit that code on it
  • Afterward, the password reset page will open as soon as your account is verified
  • Now create a new password for your Outlook account and save it

For any further support Outlook, users can connect to their customer care center for required assistance.