Access the Hotmail website and enter your user name and password to sign in to your Hotmail account. Click on the "Options" menu, and then select "More Options."


Click on the "Account details (password, aliases, time zone)" link under the "Managing your account" section of the Hotmail Options page.


Click "Change" next to the "Password" field on the Hotmail "Account overview" screen to change your password. Type your current password into the "Old password" text field.


Create a new password and type it into the "New password" and "Retype new password" text fields.
Hotmail passwords are case-sensitive and must be at least six characters.
According to the Microsoft Online Safety website, strong passwords are at least 14 characters long, consisting of numbers and letters, punctuation marks and symbols.