Can’t regain access through account recovery.

John W Osborne · Nov 8, 2022

The other day I tried logging into my account on my Xbox and was met with a message saying I could not sign in until I sent a code to my phone number, problem is I got a new phone with a new number a couple months ago and don’t have that phone number.

After I clicked the option saying I no longer have this number, it told me to go online and fill out an account recovery form, I have now filled out this form 6 times and every time within a few minutes I get a new email saying that i did not provide enough information for the automated software to determine it is me. I gave all the information I have but I I have not sent any emails and don’t have any other passwords associated with the account.

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JosefLBohorquez

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.

I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this John

Sorry to hear that your account recovery form is not approved

When that happens and according to the article below, these are your options:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...

"If your Microsoft account recovery request wasn't granted, you can keep trying as many times as you want, up to two times per day.

We recommend that you review the guidance for filling out the recovery form (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...) before trying the form again.

If you are unable to use the form because you don't recognize the additional account security information, try our online Sign-In Helper"

John W Osborne

Yea I’m still sitting here a month later without access to my account, I have tried the account recovery countless times all of which end in the same way, “unfortunately our automated says there isn’t enough info” I have literally no more info to give, I’ve tried countless times with countless different cards and everything else. Frankly I don’t understand why this has to be so difficult and I’ve had this account since I originally created it back on the w box 360 like 10 years ago. I don’t understand how I have access to my gmail linked to the account yet they can’t just send a password reset to it, this is a very frustrating system and to be honest there are many different and better account recoveries out there apposed to the crappy one Microsoft decides to use.

JosefLBohorquez

I remain at your disposal if you have further questions

Miss Kleo

Hey there ubsX! I'm sorry about the frustration here but I'm afraid if you've been through the steps to try and regain access to your account with phone support I'm not sure we'll be able to assist you further.

In order to regain access to the parent account you'll need to provide enough information on our
Account Recovery Form. Fill that out and you'll receive a response via email in 24 hours! Let us know how it goes.

Onyx Is Here

Hello irnbrusteve, sorry to hear you're having trouble with your recovery.

I'm afraid that the recovery option is the only available one to try and get back into your account. I once lost access to one of my accounts and it took me over 6 months of trying before I was able to regain access.

Can’t regain access through account recovery.