Outlook.com appeared in 2012 and it has replaced the old Hotmail web-based email service provided by Microsoft for more than 10 years.
To make the necessary changes in your Outlook account, you need to access your Outlook advanced settings.
Follow these steps:
Access your profile settings
Click security and privacy
Choose manage Advance security in the new window
Update your contact information
The most important security change you can make to your account is to add an alternative e-mail address and a phone number where you can be contacted.
Set up the 2-step verification
Add an extra layer of protection to your e-mail account. Click the corresponding option to set-up this security option and decide if you want to connect to your account using a security code sent to your phone number, a smartphone app or recovery codes written down in order to be used later on.
If you go back, you have the same options available:
• Identify verification apps – to use an app from your smartphone.
• Recovery code – to print the recovery codes and keep them in a safe location.
• Trusted devices – remove those devices you don’t use anymore to connect to your e-mail account.