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Account Locked: Recovery Form Automatically Rejected (Need Human Assistance)
Hello,
I am trying to regain access to my old Microsoft account, br**mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons. Unfortunately, I have forgotten the password and I no longer have access to the phone number linked to the account.
I completed the Microsoft account recovery form and provided as much information as possible. However, I received a message saying that the information I provided was insufficient to verify that I own the account.
I understand the importance of account security, but I am not sure what else I can do to prove that the account belongs to me. Is there another way to verify my identity or contact Microsoft Support for help?
Thank you for your assistance.
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The rejected form means Microsoft could not match enough answers to the account’s history; support cannot override ownership checks. Start with Microsoft’s Sign-in Helper, then retry the recovery form from a device and location previously used with that account. Supply an accessible contact email and gather older passwords, exact email subject lines, frequent contacts, Skype or Xbox details, and billing information where applicable. Check saved passwords in browsers or password managers on old devices, and ask your mobile carrier whether the former number can be restored. You may retry up to twice per day, so improve the evidence instead of resubmitting identical answers. If two-step verification was enabled and no alternate method is accessible, the recovery form and support cannot bypass that protection. Support agents cannot send a reset link or change the account’s security details. Regaining the old phone number or another registered method is the safest remaining path.
