Account Alias Question

Hello wolfeboy1,

Thanks for posting on the Xbox forums. We understand that you are interested in learning more about keeping an alias after removing it as the primary alias, and you would like to make your Gmail account the primary alias. The email address will remain
on the account as a secondary alias after you remove it from the primary alias slot. Once you

change the primary alias on the Gmail account, you will still see your old email address on the list. If the old email address is a Microsoft email address like @outlook or @live and it's removed, the email address will be deleted permanently and cannot
be reclaimed after it is removed. You can assign a third-party email address to another Microsoft account.

In order for you to use your Gmail account as the primary alias of another Microsoft account, you need to remove it from the account when it is a secondary alias. This means removing it as the primary alias from the Microsoft account that has it. The
article we provided explains more about completing the process, and what's involved with it. We hope this information helps wolfeboy1!

Hi DRKNESSxREAPERx,

Your Windows Live ID is not the same as your alias. An alias is used to hide your actual Live ID. Here is a great article breaking down

Microsoft Alias'.

Let us know if you have anymore questions.

Hey Ronniee!

Thank you so much for the reply!

If I change the alias and remove the old one I wont lose access to my Xbox account for pc and my Minecraft account?

Will the 2FA be switched to the new email that I want to sit it to?

Last question will my account still have ties to my original alias or will everything be transferred over to the new alias?|

Thank you again for the help!

Hey there DaveMondschein,

Thank you for reaching out to us with this question. You can always update the alias on the account as long as you have access to it. Go ahead and take a look at the following support article for help in updating the primary alias on the account.

• How to change the email address associated with your Microsoft account

Note If you choose to remove an alias that uses a Microsoft domain such as @hotmail.com, @outlook.com, or @live.com, that alias will be completely deleted and will not be available to sign in to any Microsoft services.

I hope this helps.

Hi there Corentin,

Thanks for reaching out! I understand there is a question in reference to a Microsoft Account. To help clarify, what are you trying to change on the second account?

If you want to change how you sign-in or how your name appears to people, you can add an alias to your existing Microsoft account. This alias acts as a nickname for your account and uses the same inbox, contact list, and account settings.
For more detailed information about how to add an alias, including why and how to set your primary alias, see the
Manage aliases on your
Microsoft accountarticle.

Hope this helps.