When you have one, visit the Microsoft Rewards homepage and sign up for free. After signing up, you'll see the Rewards dashboard, which keeps track of the points you'll be redeeming.

Microsoft noted that the any affected accounts would be back to normal "in the next several hours," and accordingly, not all users immediately found their accounts back in working order.

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