Windows 10: I changed my Microsoft account email address years ago... OneDrive restore no longer works.

I changed my Microsoft account email address a few years ago. The original was JohnB....@xxxx the new one is JohnD....@xxxx. Last week when I backed up on Onedrive and restored to a new PC none of the files from JohnB restored under C:/Users/JohnD. the new Windows 11 restored nicely and was without errors, but the restore is useless without my files and installed programs. Suggestions?

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Remove work email from onedrive messed up work email

I created a personal Onedrive account and used my work email address years ago. I had it synced to onedrive on my work laptop. As our work computers are going to be locked down , I changed the onedrive account email address to a personal gmail address. I no longer wish or need to sync the onedrive with my work pc, as it will no longer be possible in the near future due to corporate security

On my work pc I use Outlook . In Windows 10 Mail on my work pc, I noticed my personal gmail was listed as an email account. I removed it. Now my work email will not work because the data file is gone.

So even though I changed onedrive email , it made matters worse because now it seems like my personal gmail and my work email are somehow tied together

 

Change Email Address on Child Account

I set up a child account for my daughter a year ago. The problem is that her email address has changed. I cannot figure out how to change her email address to her new address. The old address is no longer valid.

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

 

change email address for Microsoft account

Hi Keith,

To better understand the concern, we’d like to know the following information:

• Are you trying to change the email address while retaining the information you have on the Microsoft account?
• On which Microsoft platform are you trying to change your email address (Xbox account, Outlook account, Community Forum)?

We'll be waiting for your response.