Windows 10: what is the 30 day waiting period to change microsoft account info actually for

It is supposed to "deter hackers" but I think there is an ulterior motive here.

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Microsoft Account 30 day wait

Hi and thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. Please allow me to assist with your issue.

Sorry, the 30 days waiting period is standard for security info changes and you will have to wait it out.

https://support.microsoft.com/help/4523658/why-...

Please let me know if I can help you further!

 

30 Day Waiting Period

We moved, and I bought my wife a new Lumia 950. She was prompted to update her security info. She no longer has access to the old email so she indicated that. It blocker her with the well known "30 day waiting period." The period is supposed to end at the
end of January, 2016.

She CAN send/receive email from her computer, but she CANNOT send/receive email from her Lumia 950. It just continues to give her errors saying that she needs to fix her settings, she needs to wait 30 days, etc.

The phone is having all kind of other major issues - won't download anything (possibly because the account issue, random "low storage" errors when there is plenty of storage.

 

Hotmail account locked - I have to wait 30 days to get the reset link

Greetings,

My name is Rhaine, I'm Independent Community Advisor. I’m so glad assisting you today

I am also using Microsoft account. Let us work together to sort this out.

The 30-day waiting period helps Microsoft stop unauthorized people from trying to completely take over an account that isn't theirs. For example, an unauthorized person obtaining an account password through phishing or shared passwords across third party platforms.
This waiting period gives the real account owner enough time to be alerted of any major changes and to cancel it if they didn't make those changes.

During this 30-day period, you'll still be able to access most Microsoft services. You won't, however, be able to do things that require a security code, like changing your password, viewing billing information, or buying new apps or games from Microsoft Store
or on Xbox.

After the process of resetting your security information has started, you must wait the full 30 days for it to complete. However, if you regain access to a piece of your original security info, you can cancel the replacement yourself.

They can't expedite this process. After 30 days you can now change the security details of the account.

Here’s the link as reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-za/help/452365...

I hope the steps above helps. Have a nice day ahead and be safe.

With Warm Regards