How to Change Your Primary Email for a Microsoft Account

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Navigate to https://account.microsoft.com/profile/ in your web browser.

   If prompted, enter your email and password and click Sign in.
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   Step 2: Click Manage how you sign in to your account.

   This is located to the right of your profile picture. , The button is located under the "Account" section.
   
   Microsoft refers to alternate emails or phone numbers as ‘aliases’.
   
   If you see that term, that is what it is referring to. ,, Creating a new email will prompt you to enter the email name and select an email service from a menu.
   
   Using an existing email will prompt you to enter the full address into a text field. , You will be taken back to the profile page and the new alias will be listed among your other emails. , This will appear next to each alias listed on the account (except the current primary alias).
   
   The address you select will now be the one that appears in your avatar when you log into your account.
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   Step 3: Click Add Email.

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   Step 4: Select “New” or “Existing” Microsoft alias.

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   Step 5: Enter the email address.

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   Step 6: Click Add Alias.

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   Step 7: Click Make Primary.

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