Resetting Your MSU NetID Password

Instructions on how to reset the password for your NetID which may be required to access your MSU Office 365 account.

Resetting a Forgotten Password

  1. Browse to https://auth.msu.edu

  2. Select Need help signing in?

  3. Select Forgot password?

  4. Enter your MSU or Guest email address and select one of the following options:

    • Reset via SMS to have a text message sent to the phone number you registered

      1. Enter the code sent to your phone via text message and then select Verify

      2. Create a new password in the 'New Password' field and then enter the new password again the 'Repeat Password' field

      3. Select 'Reset Password'

    • Reset via Email to have an email sent to the secondary email address you registered

      1. Check your email for the message from Okta

      2. Select the Reset Password link in that email

      3. Create a new password in the New Password field and then enter the new password again in the Repeat Password field

      4. Select Reset Password

  5. You're done!

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