How to add recovery email to Microsoft Account

For Security measures creating Microsoft Account, you have the privilege to add an email, phone number, or authenticator app as means to recover your primary account. having alternative email addresses added you can reset your account portal if accidentally your password gets to the wrong person or cybercriminal.
This post will guide you on how you can add a recovery email to your Microsoft Account, to learn make sure to follow the step below to add an email as a way to recover your mail account on the Microsoft platform.



Note:
Use an email as a way to Recover your Microsoft account, from an unauthored person who tries to use your account without your permission and quickly safeguard your account settings to prevent access to confidential data of the account.

Importance of Adding Email as Recovery for Microsoft Account
Adding an alternative email as a means to recover or reset your account helps you in the following;
• If You forget your Login Credentials you can reset the Account
• You Can use it to unlock your Account locked for several wrong passwords entered when trying to access the account
• You will get an email prompt if Someone trying to access your mail without your permission or knowledge



How do I add a recovery Email Address to Microsoft Account?
1. Open any web browser on your computer (example: Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Firefox)
2. In the Address Bar input https://account.microsoft.com
3. Sign In With your Microsoft “Username and Password”

4. On the top Manu Bar click on “Security” on the Account dashboard

5. Click on the “Advanced security options” Colum Section under Security basics

6. In the Security Windows, under “Ways to prove who you are” section click on “Add a newway to sign in or Verify” to add the “Recovery Email” Click Next

7. Choose the method of verification, select “Email a Code”




8. Add the Alternative Email as Recover, click Next

9. Go to your alternative email inbox, copy and paste the security Code in the “enter code” section to verify your email,

10. Verify your email by adding a Security code to the “Enter Code” Section

11. Click Next to Verify Alternative email

How to delete the recovery email of Microsoft Account?
1. Launch a web browser on your computer
2. In the Address Bar input https://account.microsoft.com
3. Sign In with “Username and Password”
4. Verify your Identity using (Phone Number or Email) Select Email and click on “Send code” and sent the security code to the Email

5. Go to the inbox of the email to copy the security code

6. Copy and paste it, to verify login identity to get access to an account web portal to remove or delete the recovery mobile number.

7. On the Account Dashboard on the top Manu Bar click on “Security”




8. Click on “Advanced security options” Colum Section

9. Security Windows, will pop up under “Ways to prove who you are” section Email a code, and click on “Remove ”

10. A window pops up Choose the “remove” tab to remove or delete alternative email”

11. Click on the remove tab

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