Hi, I don't know where to start. This is the second time I've been prompted to enter a 'code' that shall grant me access to my email even though I've only ever logged into it from the one address. I'd been forced to enter an email before which I'm sure is where the previous code was sent. What I don't understand is that if this is for my 'security' how was I able to change that email to something else completely - bounce it to a mate in across the globe who happened to be on the phone with me, who gave me the code to enter to access my own bloody email? Why does someone need to have an email to access an email? And how the **** does that work if you have 2 outlook addresses which require a code from the other locked outlook address? All your doing is pushing people to Gmail duh. When outlook prompted me saying "hey enter the code we sent you" What is the use of being able to change the email to anything you want? Is that secure or just 'Microsoft secure'? If I can change the email to whatever I want to get the code that's needed is this so much a security aspect for outlook or just an info grab so you can record peoples alternate email addresses? DISCUSS P.S. No, I'm not giving you my phone number, I have less security on my bank accounts and credit cards whose security is impeccable - its hotmail, get over it and let us just have our 'secret question'. PEACE

STUPID Microsoft! Just trying to add my account at my mom's place and it's asking me to verify account by a code sent via phone, THERE'S NO CODE!! Then I can't log in anymore!!! If Google has an operating system I'd certainly go for it!

Its been ongoing for years now...microsoft dont care. Yahoo is having all kinds of security issues, go with gmail. Funny thing with my hotmail/live, it would lock down several times a month. When I linked my email to my phone, the problem went away completely. Its never popped up again. I do however also have a gmail...just in case.

I am so glad to find out that there are many more people who don't find this security measurement to be helpful at all. SO how to get Microsoft to seriously reconsider this? Because this is so aggravating I am considering on starting to reuse my yahoo account. I'm not such a big fan of gmail but I could also start using gmail after all.

Not to mention I got a new email address in April 2014. I deleted my old email and changed the recovery email. I had to wait 30 days before it got replaced. As of today that stupid ****ing waiting period never ended.

I see, that's one of a hella luck buddy. Glad your able to recover your account using a work around in recovering the phone. I wish my luck will strech like that. But better to just keep your security info updated always and put as many as you can for multiple recover option just to avoid the dreaded useless form. ;)

Microsoft 'Security' is stupid and annoying

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Hi,

I don't know where to start. This is the second time I've been prompted to enter a 'code' that shall grant me access to my email even though I've only ever logged into it from the one address. I'd been forced to enter an email before which I'm sure is where the previous code was sent. What I don't understand is that if this is for my 'security' how was I able to change that email to something else completely - bounce it to a mate in across the globe who happened to be on the phone with me, who gave me the code to enter to access my own bloody email?

Why does someone need to have an email to access an email? And how the **** does that work if you have 2 outlook addresses which require a code from the other locked outlook address? All your doing is pushing people to Gmail duh.
When outlook prompted me saying "hey enter the code we sent you" What is the use of being able to change the email to anything you want? Is that secure or just 'Microsoft secure'?
If I can change the email to whatever I want to get the code that's needed is this so much a security aspect for outlook or just an info grab so you can record peoples alternate email addresses?

DISCUSS

P.S. No, I'm not giving you my phone number, I have less security on my bank accounts and credit cards whose security is impeccable - its hotmail, get over it and let us just have our 'secret question'.

PEACE

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2016-12-24T19:48:56+00:00

STUPID Microsoft! Just trying to add my account at my mom's place and it's asking me to verify account by a code sent via phone, THERE'S NO CODE!! Then I can't log in anymore!!! If Google has an operating system I'd certainly go for it!
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2016-12-22T14:23:15+00:00

Its been ongoing for years now...microsoft dont care. Yahoo is having all kinds of security issues, go with gmail.

Funny thing with my hotmail/live, it would lock down several times a month. When I linked my email to my phone, the problem went away completely. Its never popped up again. I do however also have a gmail...just in case.
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2016-12-22T13:51:28+00:00

I am so glad to find out that there are many more people who don't find this security measurement to be helpful at all. SO how to get Microsoft to seriously reconsider this? Because this is so aggravating I am considering on starting to reuse my yahoo account. I'm not such a big fan of gmail but I could also start using gmail after all.
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2016-10-28T13:31:33+00:00

Not to mention I got a new email address in April 2014. I deleted my old email and changed the recovery email. I had to wait 30 days before it got replaced.

As of today that stupid ****ing waiting period never ended.
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2016-08-29T08:56:22+00:00

I see, that's one of a hella luck buddy. Glad your able to recover your account using a work around in recovering the phone. I wish my luck will strech like that. But better to just keep your security info updated always and put as many as you can for multiple recover option just to avoid the dreaded useless form. ;)
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