Windows 10: Account Setting: How Do I Change The Email Address For The Identity Verification Screen

When I go to Settings->Accounts, depending on what I am doing, I sometimes get to a screen that wants to "Verify Your Identity". On that same screen it will ask if I have a "code". I don't have a code, but on that screen there is an option to have an email sent which will have a code. The problem is the email address is to an old "Google Mail" address I never use ****@gmail.com - apparently I had set it up this way long ago. It does not allow me to change that email address to what I always use ****@hotmail.com. How can I change this so when I get to the "Verify Your Identity" scr

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change the email for verification in windows 10

Hi,

Follow the below mentioned steps to change your email address without creating a New User Account:

• Navigate to Start/> Settings/>Accounts/>Your Account.
• On the right pane click Manage my Microsoft account, which will take you to online.
• Select Your info from top menu, then click on Manage your sign-in email or phone number. Enter your email account password, when it prompts to do and click Sign-in.
• Again it will ask you to verify your Identity through Alternative email address or by Phone verification, which will send you a authentication code accordingly.
• Once you enter the verification code push Submit, then click Set it up later when it ask for device setup.
• Under Account aliases, click Add email and choose the email either through Create a new email address or Add
  a existing email address, then click Add alias.
• On completing this, click on Make primary next to the desired email address to make it primary alias.

You're done with change your email address. Reboot your PC for changes to take place. This procedure won't change or wipe your personal files or settings, instead it will change your email address. Going forward you will be communicated and alerts will be
sent to new email address. If you want to remove the old email address, then you can do the same by clicking on Remove without any issues.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

Change email address without creating a New User Account

Hello Jordan,

Please follow the below mentioned steps to change your email address without creating a New User Account and check if it helps.

• 
  Navigate to Start/> Settings/>Accounts/>Your Account
  
• 
  On the right pane click Manage my Microsoft account, which will take you to online.
  
• 
  Select Your info from top menu, then click on Manage your sign-in email or phone number. Enter your email account password, when it prompts to do and click Sign-in
  
• 
  Again it will ask you to verify your Identity through Alternative email address or by
  Phone verification, which will send you a authentication code accordingly.
  
• 
  Once you enter the verification code push Submit, then click
  Set it up later when it ask for device setup.
  
• 
  Under Account aliases, click Add email and choose the email either through
  Create a new email address or Add a existing email address, then click
  Add alias
  
• 
  On completing this, click on Make primary next to the desired email address to make it primary alias.
  

You're done with change your email address. Reboot your PC for changes to take place. This procedure won't change or wipe your personal files or settings, instead it will change your email address. Going forward you will be communicated and alerts
will be sent to new email address. If you want to remove the old email address, then you can do the same by clicking on Remove without any issues.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Verify Your Identity screen shows an email address that's not mine

When I log in to Microsoft, I get a Verify Your Identity screen. The first line is an email address that's not mine "*** Email address is removed for privacy ***." That's definitely not me. The 2nd line is my correct last two digits of my phone number. I think someone hacked my account
somehow and changed the email verification address. I need to change it to my correct alternate email address, but I can't figure out how to do it and the Microsoft answers I have found on this topic aren't helpful.