Windows 10: Changing Microsoft account associated with a profile

Discus and support Changing Microsoft account associated with a profile in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; My child somehow associated his Microsoft account from school with the main profile on our home PC and we can't figure out how to change/remove it.... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by SpiritGp, May 2, 2020.

  1. SPIRITGP
    SpiritGp Win User

    Changing Microsoft account associated with a profile


    My child somehow associated his Microsoft account from school with the main profile on our home PC and we can't figure out how to change/remove it. He's essentially taken over that profile. Any and all suggestions appreciated shy of saving local data wiping it.

    :)
     
    SpiritGp, May 2, 2020
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  2. WILFRED MAC
    Wilfred Mac Win User

    Change Microsoft account

    Hi,

    Changing the email address attached to your gamertag will not affect your current game data. To change the email address associated to your gamertag, we suggest that you follow the steps provided on the link below.

    How to change the email address associated with your Microsoft Account

    Should you need further assistance, feel free to post back.
     
    Wilfred Mac, May 2, 2020
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  3. CRAWFISH
    crawfish Win User
    Email used to create Microsoft account permanently associated with it?

    A few months ago, I decided to use another email address with my Microsoft account. I linked it, made it the primary alias, and I deleted the original email address, the one I used to create the account, I think back in the live.com days (2013, anyway). When I go to "Your Info" on the account.microsoft.com/profile web site, I see only the new email address in the "Profile" tab. I click on "Manage how you sign in to Microsoft," and it's the only Account Alias listed. Great, right?

    However, back on the "Your Info" page, there is the enigmatic "Contact info" link to the right of "Profile." I click on it, and my original email address is the only email under "These email addresses are associated with your Microsoft account, including the best place to reach you, and how you sign in." In particular, the primary alias is nowhere to be found. There's no way to change it, as "Manage this email address" takes me back to "Manage how you sign in to Microsoft," where the new email address is the only Account Alias listed, as I mentioned above. When I click on "Change sign-in preferences," only my new email address is listed, it's grayed out, and the only button on the page is Cancel.

    So this "Contact info" part of Microsoft is fixated on my original email address, and I can't change it. I don't know what it's used for, and I don't monitor it anymore, so it's a problem.

    Any ideas?
     
    crawfish, May 2, 2020
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  4. MARKPELLETIER
    MarkPelletier Win User

    Changing Microsoft account associated with a profile

    Windows 10 - Change Microsoft Account?

    When I installed Win10, I used my secondary gmail account to connect to Microsoft. I would much rather associate with my primary gmail account.

    Is it possible to CHANGE the Microsoft account associated with my Windows10 User account?

    I did ADD another Microsoft account under Settings > Your Account. I can see my primary gmail listed at the bottom of the page, but I this does not affect my login.

    Suggestions, anyone?
     
    MarkPelletier, May 2, 2020
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