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Lost/stolen iphone - how to log out of Hotmail remotely

Anonymous
2012-05-14T05:39:14+00:00

My iPhone has been stolen and I am concerned because there is a browser window open and logged in to Hotmail. 

How can I log out of all Hotmail sessions, thereby closing the one on the iPhone remotely?

There is also a quick link to email on the homepage of the iPhone, but I have changed the Hotmail password which I believe stops this working, whereas the browser window stays logged in even after the password has been changed.

I have found advice elsewhere that says you can log out of all sessions by going to "options", "personal", but I cannot find these options on my Hotmail.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-22T15:40:00+00:00

    Hi Gazonito,

    Sorry for the delay in replying.

    Apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

    I suggest you to leave your feedback regarding this product.

    Click the “Give us feedback” link from this article and proceed further.

    Alternatively, once you login to your account, click the gear icon and click on “feedback”.

    Outlook help: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/outlook-help

    Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-24T08:28:55+00:00

    That could have been a great tip, however....we now have to upgrade to Skype and there this great setting is nowhere to be found...suggestions?

    Why can't I just set it up in Outlook or Hotmail anymore?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-02T13:18:51+00:00

    Hi KazuhikoAlex,

    If you think that someone is accessing you account, then the first thing you need to do is to change your password and your Secret Question / Secret Answer. To change them, just refer to the links below:

    Reset Password

    Security Info

    In addition, I advise that you also submit a feedback for this matter on the link below:

    Give us your feedback

    Thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-02T01:15:56+00:00

    Hi, I would like to ask, is there any other methods to solve such problem? I think this is a serious matter as it affects our privacy, when our phone/laptops are gone, as a Hotmail user, we should able to sign out all the other devices that are attached with password. Right now my account are being access by other but i cant do anything with it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-11-25T19:15:58+00:00

    Again, I am rather surprised that Microsoft has created this unnecessary security hole.  Sadly, very few people seem to understand this; if they did, they would abandon hotmail.  I know that I have.  Yahoo allows viewing of recent logins, and Gmail allows viewing recent logins plus a button to log out all sessions.  Has any of this thread been discussed with Microsoft developers?

    I dont understand why you would point me to WINDOWS FEEDBACK.  This is not a windows issue.  This is a hotmail issue.  I am pretty sure that WINDOWS is not mentioned in this thread at all, except that the messenger client is called WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER.

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