How to change Microsoft Store account details and stored information

When you sign in to Windows 11/10/8, it displays your full name just adjacent to your account picture on the Start Screen. If the name is the same as the one you are using for Microsoft Account in Windows, chances of changing the name become less, as the name synchronizes with the settings for your account on microsoft.com. But you can, if you wish change your stored Microsoft account in Windows Store. It is not as difficult as the former, and you can easily do the needful.

How to change Microsoft Store account

To change your Microsoft Account using the Windows Store app, do the following.

1. Launch Microsoft Store
2. Under Settings, choose your Account.
3. Then, under Your Account, click the option that says ‘Change user’.
4. Finally, enter the user name and password that you want to change, and save the changes.
5. Next time, you login you will be able to log into the Store with the new account!

Update your name or your business’s name in Windows Store

To update your name or your business’s name in Windows Store:

1. Sign in to your Microsoft account.
2. If you see a screen asking you which account you want to use, it means you have two Microsoft accounts associated with the same email address.
3. Select Your info.
4. Select Edit name
5. Make your preferred changes
6. Click on Save.

Change name and address for billing, shipping or taxes in Microsoft Store

To change name and address for billing, shipping or taxes:

1. Sign in to your Microsoft account.
2. Select Payment & billing > Address book.
3. To update an existing address, select Edit
4. To add a new address, select Add a new address.
5. Select Set as your preferred billing and shipping address > Save.

Change the details associated with your Microsoft account in Xbox

To change the name and address associated with your Microsoft account in Xbox:

1. Select Settings > All Settings.
2. Under Account select Payment & billing > Change billing address.
3. Edit your billing account information.
4. To skip billing info that doesn’t need to be updated, press B on your controller, and then select Next.
5. When you’re done, select Save info.

If you need to change something else, select Make more changes.

Hope this helps!

These links may also interest you:

1. Benefits of using Microsoft Account
2. Disable Localization to see ALL Windows Store Apps.