Windows 10: How do I check if a hacker/intruder did something to my Microsoft account?

I recently found out that many devices from all around the world tried to connect to my account. I checked my account activity and aparently this has been happening for at least a month or so, since the activity does not save past 1 month. All these attempted connections have aparently failed, but today I recieved a message from the Microsoft Authenticator app saying that someone successfully loged into my account. By the time I saw this message, 2 hours have passsed. I quickly changed my password and investigated forward, and I eventually decided to ask here.How do I know if my account reciev

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Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

Microsoft account hacked and primary mail changed by hacker on Windows 11

Okay that's good..

Following the steps there just eventually led me back to the account recovery form which I've already done, and doing it again just says:

[table][tr]You've reached the limit for account recovery requestsWe've received too many requests to recover this account today. (We have a limit to help keep your account safe.) Please try again in 24 hours.[/tr][/table]

Since I created a new Microsoft account to be able to post here on the forums, this new Microsoft account points to my original Gmail that my actual Microsoft account used to point to before the hacker changed it.

The step by step process just asks:

Q: "Select how you normally sign in, then enter your details."
A: With an email address

Then it prompts me a field to type in the email address.. But the hacker changed the primary alias to 32*****@****ol and the current Microsoft account I'm writing here with uses the original one. I can't type in the original Gmail because then it's going to think I want to recover this new Microsoft account I'm ONLY using here to type in the forums.

So if I pick I've forgotten my details it asks me this:

[table][tr]Windows 10/11

1. From a Windows device where you’re already signed in, select Start > Settings > Accounts . Under Email & app accounts, you'll see the usernames associated with your device.

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If I go there it shows the account the hacker has changed to as follows:
JOSEPH1479 U
32*****@****ol
Administrator

So if I type that in now it just eventually leads to the account recovery form where I can select a different email address to communicate with Microsoft. Which I've already done, it passed. I got a link. But the link is dead.

And I can't do further account recovery for today which is annoying and the fact that it takes 24 hours to review them is long enough.

I just want a new link that has not timed out so I can go in and change the password and follow that up by changing the primary alias the hacker used: 32*****@****ol BACK to my original email (Which is currently used by this account I'm typing here). And then close this Microsoft account since I've basically restored everything at this point on my original one.

 

Microsoft Account not syncing WP8.1

Hi Michael,

We suggest that you manually sync your Microsoft account by following these steps:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap email + accounts.
• Tap and hold your Microsoft account.
• Tap sync.

Check also if you have the correct date and time set on your phone.

Let us know the results.

Regards.