Managing personal Outlook.com account settings, security, and privacy
Add your Hotmail address as a verified security method first, and then remove the Verizon address from Advanced security options.
Replace the verification email
- Go to Microsoft account Security and sign in.
- Select Manage how I sign in.
- Select Add a new way to sign in or verify.
- Choose Email, enter your
@hotmail.comaddress, and request the security code. - Enter the code sent to Hotmail and select Next. Confirm that the new address now appears among your verification methods. ^1^
- Expand the old
@verizon.netverification method and select Remove, then select Remove again to confirm. ^2^
Do not remove the Verizon method until the Hotmail method has been added and verified. Removing all security information can place the account in a restricted state for 30 days, during which further security and billing changes cannot be made. ^2^
If Microsoft requires a code from the inaccessible Verizon address
On the verification screen, select I don’t have any of these and follow the prompts to replace the security information. This replacement may trigger the 30-day restricted period. Microsoft Support cannot send verification codes or directly change account security details. ^2^
These steps change only the security/verification method. They do not change the primary Outlook sign-in address or email alias.
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