Windows 10: Can't change my "alias" back up email - says this email address is already taken but it is...

Hi ThereI just went to change my back up "alias" email in my account settings as I noticed it only lists an old email address which is now defunct.When I entered the email address I use other than my microsoft hotmail email address, I receive a notification saying this email address is already taken. Please try another. And I can't add it.And of course, I can't remove the non-operational email address without a new one.It's possible I might have used my gmail address as a back up with another microsoft account but I don't see why that should stop me listing it as a back up with any microsoft

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Can't change my "alias" back up email - says this email address is already taken but it is not listed on my account.

Hi There

I just went to change my back up "alias" email in my account settings as I noticed it only lists an old email address which is now defunct.

When I entered the email address I use other than my microsoft hotmail email address, I receive a notification saying this email address is already taken. Please try another. And I can't add it.

And of course, I can't remove the non-operational email address without a new one.

It's possible I might have used my gmail address as a back up with another microsoft account but I don't see why that should stop me listing it as a back up with any microsoft accounts.

Any ideas?

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Microsoft account email alias problem

i changed the alias and removed the default one, so now i have only the new one in the list...the default one that was their is gone

i did not know that removing the default alias would mean i would lose my original email address, because now my original email adress isnt working.

and on top of that, my new alias or should i say new email address isint recieving emails... over 20 years of usuing the same email address and its gone because i thought a alias was just a display name.

 

Alias email addresses

I want to add my primary email address as an alias and remove the current alias. But when I attempt to, the system comes back with "email address already taken" even though its my primary email address. How do I
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