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John Concannon
May 19, 2026Copper Contributor
Forgotten email password request being seen coming from a different email account
When at http://account.microsoft.com/ to reset a forgotten password for a Microsoft Exchange account with a registered domain email account the code being sent is being seen as a forgotten password r...
lizadaniel
May 23, 2026Copper Contributor
This usually happens when both your custom domain email and Hotmail/Outlook email are linked as aliases in the same Microsoft account. The password reset message is likely being routed to your primary alias (Hotmail) instead of the domain email.
You can check your account “alias” and “sign-in settings” to confirm which email is set as primary for recovery and verification.