How to recover my Skype account password? - Step by step

How to recover my Skype account password quickly and easily

Being able to reset my Skype account password is an extremely simple procedure. You can do it in minutes. For this you must have access to your email or mobile number to which your account is associated.

You can do this from the website or from the computer or mobile phone application.

If you do this from the website click on Log in or Chat now. You can see this button in the upper right corner of the screen or in the center of it.




When you do this, a new interface will open where you will need to complete your login details, i.e. your email or phone number.

How to recover my Skype account password? - Step by step

Then click Next. In the new screen you have to write your password, but since you have forgotten it, click on the link below Forgot your password?

Since they need to verify your identity, you need to choose some of the options you have to get the security code. They are:

  • Send an email to your mailbox associated with your account
  • Send an SMS with the code to the registered number
  • Call that phone number.

Once the method is selected, click Next. Wait a few moments for the security code to arrive. In case you no longer have access to any of this data, there is another possibility, we will look at it later.

You should then wait to receive the security code and instructions to reset your password.

So you should write a new password that is easy to remember. It must contain a minimum of eight characters and a maximum of twenty. In addition, it must contain at least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, one number and one symbol.




This needs to be done twice to confirm. Then click Next. You will be able to reuse it normally with the new password you just created.

How to recover my Skype account password? - Step by step

How to recover my account if I don't have access to login information

If you have forgotten your password and also not you have more access to your login details, i.e. an email or mobile number associated with your Skype account, there is another method you can use.

To do this, click on I have none of these tests and complete all the information in the contact form.

It is important that before proceeding with the password recovery you have all your data, such as your username, at hand, if you do not know what it is, follow these steps.

You must write the username, email or phone number associated with your account and under an email address other than the one you are trying to retrieve and to which you have access.

Then you need to complete the reCAPTCHA and click Next. This process may take a few more minutes, as they need to verify your identity. Then they will email you with the instructions to reset your password.

Under the field where you have to enter the password, you have a link Forgot your password? Click there and a new tab will open.

There you have to write your email or the phone number you normally use to log in. Then click Get Password.


You should then wait to receive the security code and instructions to reset your password and enter a new one.


Finally, you will have your Skype account password reset. You just have to log in and start using it as usual.


If you're using Skype from a personal device, be it mobile or desktop, you can choose to keep your session open or remember your password so you don't lose access.


Otherwise, if it's a shared device, you'll want to write it down elsewhere so you can see it every time you forget it.

As you can see, it is very simple to be able to reset my Skype account password, even if you have lost your account login details.

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