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Submitted URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263818
Effective URL: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/account-billing/how-to-recover-a-hacked-or-compromised-microsoft-account-24ca907d-bcdf-a44...
Submission: On December 20 via manual from GB — Scanned from GB

Form analysis 3 forms found in the DOM

Name: searchForm — GET /en-gb/Search/results

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  <div class="x-screen-reader" aria-live="assertive"></div>
  <input id="cli_shellHeaderSearchInput" aria-label="Search Expanded" aria-autocomplete="list" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="universal-header-search-auto-suggest-transparent" aria-owns="universal-header-search-auto-suggest-ul" type="search"
    name="query" role="combobox" placeholder="Search for help" data-m="{&quot;cN&quot;:&quot;SearchBox_nav&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;n1c3c1c9c3m1r1a1&quot;,&quot;sN&quot;:1,&quot;aN&quot;:&quot;c3c1c9c3m1r1a1&quot;}" data-toggle="tooltip"
    data-placement="right" title="Search for help" style="overflow-x: visible;">
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    aria-expanded="false" style="overflow-x: visible;">
    <span role="presentation" style="overflow-x: visible;">Search</span>
    <span role="tooltip" class="c-uhf-tooltip c-uhf-search-tooltip" style="overflow-x: visible;">Search for help</span>
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    <ul class="c-menu" id="universal-header-search-auto-suggest-ul" aria-label="Search Suggestions" aria-hidden="true" data-bi-dnt="true" data-bi-mto="true" data-js-auto-suggest-position="default" role="listbox" data-tel="jsll"
      data-m="{&quot;cN&quot;:&quot;search suggestions_cont&quot;,&quot;cT&quot;:&quot;Container&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;c3c3c1c9c3m1r1a1&quot;,&quot;sN&quot;:3,&quot;aN&quot;:&quot;c3c1c9c3m1r1a1&quot;}" style="overflow-x: visible;"></ul>
    <ul class="c-menu f-auto-suggest-no-results" aria-hidden="true" data-js-auto-suggest-postion="default" data-js-auto-suggest-position="default" role="listbox" style="overflow-x: visible;">
      <li class="c-menu-item" style="overflow-x: visible;"> <span tabindex="-1" style="overflow-x: visible;">No results</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</form>

GET /en-GB/search/results

<form class="searchBoxForm" method="GET" action="/en-GB/search/results" autocomplete="off" role="search"><input class="searchBoxInput" name="query" type="search" maxlength="100" placeholder="How can we help you?" aria-label="How can we help you?"
    role="combobox" aria-autocomplete="list" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="suggestionContainer" aria-expanded="false" value=""><input type="hidden" name="isEnrichedQuery" value="false"><button class="searchBoxButton" id="searchsubmit"
    type="submit" title="Search"><span class="searchBoxIconContainer"><i class="searchBoxIcon icon-mdl2 icon-forward"></i></span></button></form>

Name: smartFeedbackForm — javascript:void(0);

<form action="javascript:void(0);" id="extendedFeedbackForm" name="smartFeedbackForm" class="smartFeedbackForm supStickyFeedbackMarginBottom">
  <div class="ocSmartFeedbackBegin extendedFeedbackArticleInfoUseful" role="region" aria-label="Provide feedback about this article">
    <h2 id="beginFeedbackHeader" class="boldFont extendedFeedbackHeader">Was this information helpful?</h2>
    <div class="feedbackButtons" role="group" aria-labelledby="beginFeedbackHeader">
      <button class="ocFeedbackButton supStickyFeedbackButton feedbackSelection feedbackButtonBlue" name="buttonYes" type="button" data-bi-id="buttonYes" data-bi-mto="">Yes</button>
      <button class="ocFeedbackButton supStickyFeedbackButton feedbackSelection feedbackButtonBlue" name="buttonNo" type="button" data-bi-id="buttonNo" data-bi-mto="">No</button>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div id="extendedFeedback" class="ocSmartFeedbackReply ocHidden">
    <div id="extendedFeedbackHeader" class="supStickyFeedbackHeader">
      <label for="feedbackText" class="ocFeedbackHeaderIfArticleHelpful ocHidden">
        <span class="boldFont" aria-hidden="true">Thank you! Any more feedback for Microsoft?</span>
      </label>
      <label for="feedbackText" class="ocFeedbackHeaderIfArticleNotHelpful ocHidden">
        <span class="boldFont" aria-hidden="true">Can you help us improve?</span> (Send feedback to Microsoft so we can help.) </label>
    </div>
    <fieldset id="extendedFeedbackArticleExperience" class="feedbackGroup">
      <legend class="extendedFeedbackQuestionLabels">What affected your experience?</legend>
      <div class="ocFeedbackHeaderIfArticleHelpful ocHidden">
        <div id="articleExperience_helpful_0">
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="helpful_0" name="helpful_0" value="Resolved my issue" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Resolved my issue"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Resolved my issue</span>
            </label>
          </div>
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="helpful_1" name="helpful_1" value="Clear instructions" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Clear instructions"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Clear instructions</span>
            </label>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="articleExperience_helpful_1">
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="helpful_2" name="helpful_2" value="Easy to follow" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Easy to follow"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Easy to follow</span>
            </label>
          </div>
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="helpful_3" name="helpful_3" value="No jargon" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="No jargon"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">No jargon</span>
            </label>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="articleExperience_helpful_2">
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="helpful_4" name="helpful_4" value="Pictures helped" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Pictures helped"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Pictures helped</span>
            </label>
          </div>
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="helpful_5" name="helpful_5" value="Other" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Other"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Other</span>
            </label>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="ocFeedbackHeaderIfArticleNotHelpful ocHidden">
        <div id="articleExperience_notHelpful_0">
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="notHelpful_0" name="notHelpful_0" value="Didn't match my screen" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Didn't match my screen"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Didn't match my screen</span>
            </label>
          </div>
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="notHelpful_1" name="notHelpful_1" value="Incorrect instructions" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Incorrect instructions"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Incorrect instructions</span>
            </label>
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              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Too technical"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Too technical</span>
            </label>
          </div>
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
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              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Not enough information"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Not enough information</span>
            </label>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="articleExperience_notHelpful_2">
          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
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              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Not enough pictures</span>
            </label>
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          <div class="experienceOption">
            <label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
              <input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="notHelpful_5" name="notHelpful_5" value="Other" data-bi-dnt="">
              <span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Other"></span>
              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Other</span>
            </label>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </fieldset>
    <div id="extendedFeedbackVerbatim" class="verbatimFeedback feedbackGroup">
      <label for="verbatimFeedbackInput" class="extendedFeedbackQuestionLabels">Any additional feedback? (Optional)</label>
      <textarea id="verbatimFeedbackInput" class="ocSmartFeedbackTextArea" name="feedbackText" rows="6" cols="40" maxlength="250"
        placeholder="To protect your privacy, do not provide any personal information such as email address, phone number, product key, password, or credit card number."></textarea>
    </div>
    <div id="extendedFeedbackFormSubmit" class="feedbackButtons">
      <button id="buttonFeedbackVerbatimSubmit" class="ocFeedbackButton supStickyFeedbackButton ocButtonSendComment feedbackButtonBlue" type="submit" data-bi-id="buttonFeedbackVerbatimSubmit" data-bi-mto="" disabled="">Submit feedback</button>
    </div>
    <div id="privacyStatement">
      <span>By pressing submit, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services.</span>
      <a id="privacyLink" href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement"><span>Privacy Statement.</span></a>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>

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