Microsoft security “code” to access account – Enter codes, not working

Okay, so I've been getting this prompt to enter some stupid code to verify my identity or some stupid thing the past 5 days.  So today says that's it's the last day I can skip it, so I decide I better get this code.  I get it to send it to my alternate email address (also a live address that for some reason doesn't need a code?), copy the code down, sign out, go back to my other account, go to enter the code and it's telling me the code is wrong.  UM NO, IT'S NOT.  So I go back and double check, yep, I have the right code.  So then I get this stupid thing to send ANOTHER code, and then enter that one, and now it's telling me that's wrong.  This is so stupid.  Like the dumbest thing ever.  I don't know if it's some scam or what this is.  But I'm pissed.  I have proof of what my freaking codes are, I took screen shots of them.  This is such garbage.