Comments on: How to change Primary Administrator email address of Microsoft Account for Windows 11/10

By: Michael JW

Michael JW — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:00:00 +0000

In reply to Max. Have you found a resolution to your issue? I am having the same issue with a defunct email account. Thanks.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 15 May 2018 07:01:00 +0000

My wife’s email address recently was made defunct and I need to set up her Microsoft account with a new email address. When I sign into her account and select “Your info” the only relevant link is “Manage your sign-in email or phone number”. This then sends me to a box which shows the defunct address and wants to verify identity by sending an email to that defunct address. Can anyone advise me where to go from here?

By: Grace

Grace — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 19:07:00 +0000

In Windows 10, can I create a local user account using the same email address that I used to create the Microsoft account? I would be creating a different password for the local account.

By: Cassady Lynch

Cassady Lynch — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 01:36:00 +0000

In reply to Nickolaus Hammack. Thank you! That is the problem I am having and it wasn't addressed in the article.

By: Nickolaus Hammack

Nickolaus Hammack — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:14:00 +0000

In reply to Geoff Calvert. Yes; this is the process for setting up an alias. If someone wanted to use another Microsoft account (that already exists), you cannot set it up as an alias for another account (unless it has been removed from its own Microsoft account.) You may want to add that step.