Windows 10: How to login the Windows Phone with my old MS account in 2024?

I am a fan of Windows device. Recently I am trying to login my Windows Phone with my old MS account. But it repeatedly shows that "the account fails to login". That is a new Windows phone bought from a main-stream website. Usually how can I solve this problem? Many thanks.

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Login not accepted for my MS Account

Let me explain, again, what I have experienced:

• I use my MS account to unlock this computer. No problem doing that
• I attempted to use other apps requiring the MS login, like Outlook, or even this forum, and it would not accept the very same credentials I used to unlock the computer
• I used my wife's MS account to login to this forum so that I could seek help
• I have tried resetting my MS account twice, and that did not work either.

I would appreciate suggestions OTHER than wha I have already tried

 

Unable to finish change of primary (login) email to MS account

I have personal MS account without Office 365 and other pair services. Only for Windows logins. I had old email "A" and now i have new email "B".

So i changed email address:

• add new contact email "B"
  
• set "B" as primary alias
  
• deleted "A"
  

So i now see only primary alias address "B" and my phone number under contacts (login aliases) in my account administration. On that screen there is nothing about old "A" address now.

But! When i go to some MS login (one drive, MS online account, ..) i enter "B" as login and it is recognized well. BUT - instead of password input some "verification code" is sent to old address "A" - BUG!

Side note: it is lucky that old "A" email is still working for me.

I am totally lost in neverending FAQs and no way how to fix it. Please help me how to eliminate old "A" email address as contact and login address.

 

Windows 10 Old Microsoft account issue.

Tom,

Thank you for your reply, appreciate the time taken by you in keeping us updated on the status of the issue.

Since the issue is still facing, you may try the below steps and check.

Step 1: Change your old account type from Microsoft account to Local account and then delete this old account by logging into some administrator account.

To switch to a Local Account follow these steps:

• Login to your old account.
• Press “Windows key +X”.
• Go to Settings
• Choose Accounts and then select Other User Accounts towards the left.
• You will get an option “Switch to a Local account” right below your user account name.
• Select “Switch to a local account” option.
• Enter the required details.

Step 2: Login to some other account which has administrator privilege and delete the old account.

• Click on Start and select
  Settings.
• Click on Accounts.
• Now select Family & other users.
• Here you find your old account, just select and click on
  Remove.

Hope this helps. Please do let us know if you need any further assistance.

Thank You.