Windows 10: Changing Primary MS A/C

Discus and support Changing Primary MS A/C in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I have a Microsoft Outlook.com account that arose out of a confusing Answer Desk chat - I ended up creating the account to solve an apparent problem.... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Orpheus2000, Jan 24, 2016.

  1. ORPHEUS2000
    Orpheus2000 Win User

    Changing Primary MS A/C


    I have a Microsoft Outlook.com account that arose out of a confusing Answer Desk chat - I ended up creating the account to solve an apparent problem. The result is that this account (call it AccGash), which is additional to the Outlook account that I already had (call it AccReal), is attached to my Office 365 subscription.

    I recently changed my MS login back to AccReal, which is the email account I use. It seems that this does not affect the attachment of AccGash to my Office sub, which is a nuisance since I never use AccGash for anything else. It's not the end of the world, but it's untidy and one day I will forget that account name and then have a problem with reinstalling Office.

    I couldn't find a way of communicating with Microsoft, apart from telephone (expensive international call) and on line chat (tends to be very time consuming and often a bit amateurish), so I wrote a letter explaining what I wanted and including appropriate screen-shots. That was some time ago and I no longer expect a reply, so I wonder if anyone on this forum has any ideas.

    :)
     
    Orpheus2000, Jan 24, 2016
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  2. BOBZOLTO
    BobZolto Win User

    Change Primary Account

    My primary account in Windows 10 following an upgrade from Win 7 has a glitch. It was solved by creating a new MS account as an additional user under the primary. Of course, none of my data, apps, etc., are available under the new account. How do I
    change the primary from the old MS account to the new one?
     
    BobZolto, Jan 24, 2016
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  3. [EPSTEIN]
    [Epstein] Win User
    Change MS primary account in lumia 520

    You can export and import the data via the website
    http://www.outlook.com
     
    [Epstein], Jan 24, 2016
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