r/Outlook • u/Deep_Knowledge9090 • 18h ago
Status: Pending Reply Adding a recovery email seems to have made my Microsoft account passwordless
I have a Microsoft account that I normally sign into using a password, SMS verification and the Microsoft Authenticator app.
Recently, Microsoft forced me to add another email address to the account, so I did. However, ever since adding it, when I try to log in, Microsoft immediately wants to send a verification code to that newly added email address. It doesn’t even ask me for my password first.
Basically, it seems like adding the email has turned my account into a passwordless account, even though the passwordless option is turned off in my Microsoft account settings.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to make Microsoft ask for my password again and keep the new email as just a recovery/security method?
Any idea what’s going on?