Hi,
Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft community and for sharing the screenshot. The error you’re seeing means Microsoft’s verification service isn’t able to send the security code to your recovery email, which is needed to unlock Personal Vault. This is usually a temporary issue with the service, not with your email address.
Just to confirm, does this error appear every time you try, or only occasionally? And have you tried using another verification method, like a phone number or the Microsoft Authenticator app? Knowing this helps us figure out if the problem is a service outage or something specific to your account, and whether there’s an alternative way to verify.
In the meantime, here are a few things you can try: wait a little and try again later, clear your browser cache or use an InPrivate window, switch to a different device or network, and check Microsoft’s service status page to see if there’s an outage - https://status.cloud.microsoft/.
If you have another verification option, like a phone number or Authenticator, use that instead.
Once you’re back in, it’s a good idea to add multiple recovery options so you don’t get locked out again.
Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes, I’m happy to assist further.
Kind regards,
Edward