Windows 10: Will changing the primary email address on my Microsoft account affect how I sign in to my...

Hello, I've currently been using a Windows 11 PC for a couple months which I set up using my Microsoft account. Right now, I would like to change the primary email address on my Microsoft account to a different alias email. If I change the primary email address on my Microsoft account, will this impact how I sign in to my computer that was created using my previous primary email? I'm hoping to keep the same user I've been logging into this whole time, for example all of my files, programs, and the actual name for the user itself. Any insight or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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change email address for Microsoft account

Changing email address on Office 365 might affect the subscription that you have. We recommend contacting

Microsoft Answer Desk first for more information before following the steps below.

Here is how you can change the email address on your Microsoft account:

• Sign in to
  Manage how you sign in to Microsoft
  and fill in the information needed.
• Once you are on the page of Manage how you sign in to Microsoft,
  select Add email under the
  Account alias.
• Choose the option Create a new email address or
  Add an existing email address as a Microsoft account alias.
• Click Add alias.
• Click Make primary (To make the new email address as primary alias, you need to verify it for security purposes then follow the instruction on the email to
  finish the process).

Note: It will take up to 48 hours for the change to your email address to be applied across all Microsoft services.

 

Change the primary account email on my Surface Book 2

Hello hamish,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I am aware that you wanted to change the primary account email on your Surface Book 2.

• Are you referring to your Microsoft account profile or the administrator user profile on your Surface?
  

I understand that you’re reluctant to sign in with a local account due to the backup of the recovery key associated with the Microsoft account and potential issues accessing your computer files with the secondary email only.



Here are the steps to change the primary email address associated with your Microsoft account on your Surface Book 2:

1. Go to account.microsoft.com and sign in with your current Microsoft account email and password.

2. Click on "Your info" at the top of the page.

3. Click on "Manage how you sign in to Microsoft" and then "Add email".

4. Enter the new email address you want to use as your primary email and follow the prompts to verify it.

5. Once the new email is verified, click on "Make primary" next to the email address you want to use as your primary email.



Your new email address should now be the primary email associated with your Microsoft account. If you want to remove the old email address completely, you can click on "Remove" next to it. However, please note that this may affect your ability to access certain Microsoft services or products that were associated with the old email address.

I hope to hear back from you.

Kind regards,

Lavenia

 

Changing administrator email address

Hi Nooren,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

1) How do you access the Windows computer? Do you use Microsoft account or local account?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Open PC settings, and click/tap on Accounts on the left side.
  
• 
  Click/tap on your account on the right side, click/tap on the More account settings online link at the top of the right side.
  
• 
  If this PC or device is not a trusted device, then you will be prompted to enter and submit a security code sent to your phone or alternate email address.
  
• 
  In Internet Explorer, or your default web browser, click/tap on the Add or change aliases link under Account aliases.
  
• 
  Click/tap on Rename under your (primary alias).
  
• 
  Click/tap on Yes, rename my primary alias.
  
• 
  Sign in to your Microsoft account with your new email address and password. You can close the web browser when finished.
  
• 
  To Create a New Email Address to Use as your Primary Alias
  

• • 
    Select (dot) Create a new email address as your primary alias.
    
  • 
    Select if you want a new hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com address.
    
  • 
    Type in a name you want, click/tap on Rename primary alias
    

9. Click/tap on OK.

Hope this helps. Please reply to us with the status of the issue.

Thanks.