Hotmail account still locked after waiting two weeks

Got locked out for suspicious activity and was told to wait. It's been two weeks and it still shows the same lock screen. Does the timer reset if you keep trying?
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kate_beta Oct 30, 2026
lilaj
if the code never turns up, try a different phone. internet numbers and some prepaid ones often don't receive these texts at all. and if you've requested it lots of times in a row, stop for a day, there's a limit and it quietly stops sending.
barolideepak Oct 09, 2026
lilaj
Waiting won't unlock it, unfortunately. A locked Microsoft account stays locked until you verify. Sign in and it should offer to send a security code by text. It doesn't have to be the number on the account, any phone that can receive an SMS works. Enter the code, set a new password and you're back in. If it says the account is blocked or suspended rather than locked, that's a different thing and it won't offer the code at all.