Any Risks to Changing Microsoft Account?

Discus and support Any Risks to Changing Microsoft Account? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Years ago I changed the Microsoft account my gamer tag was tied to. I don't remember having any issues at all. Currently my friend's account is... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Talking Shotgun, Jan 23, 2014.

  1. Talking Shotgun
    Talking Shotgun Guest

    Any Risks to Changing Microsoft Account?


    Years ago I changed the Microsoft account my gamer tag was tied to. I don't remember having any issues at all.

    Currently my friend's account is constantly trying to be hacked. He has dozens of attempted logins from different countries a week, some actually get in. Changing the password stops the successful logins but we are still dealing with security change issues
    all the time. It's a hassle and turns our game nights into tech support nights at least twice a month.

    We would like to move to a new account, one with an email address he actually uses now. This wasn't an issue for me a while ago but the Xbox One seems to lack this feature all together, so I am worried about doing it now.

    Will he lose purchases, saves, anything like that? Is it possible to change the email address used to sign in and completely remove the old one instead and avoid any of this risk?

    :)
     
    Talking Shotgun, Jan 23, 2014
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  2. bowski477
    bowski477 Guest
    Changing regions to download early?

    Nothing specifically Uneasy. The risks of changing without actually needing to should be enough to deter someone hopefully.
     
    bowski477, Jan 23, 2014
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  3. Smwutches
    Smwutches Guest
    Gamertag changed, what can I do?

    Changing the Microsoft account is basically just changing the email on the account. It won't allow any information to transfer between accounts.
     
    Smwutches, Jan 23, 2014
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  4. x24hrs2livex
    x24hrs2livex Guest

    Any Risks to Changing Microsoft Account?

    Your friend can go to http://account.live.com and change his primary alias to his current email address. This will enable login with his new email and not his old one. If he does change his email he wont
    lose anything
     
    x24hrs2livex, Jan 23, 2014
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  5. iNb4 Ownage
    iNb4 Ownage Guest
    Hey there TalkinG!

    -

    You can change your email once every 30 days by going to
    http://account.live.com/     without losing anything. Any Risks to Changing Microsoft Account? :)
     
    iNb4 Ownage, Oct 31, 2018
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  6. iNb4 Ownage Win User

    Any Risks to Changing Microsoft Account?

    Hey there TalkinG!

    -

    You can change your email once every 30 days by going to
    http://account.live.com/     without losing anything. :)
  7. x24hrs2livex Win User

    Any Risks to Changing Microsoft Account?

    Your friend can go to http://account.live.com and change his primary alias to his current email address. This will enable login with his new email and not his old one. If he does change his email he wont
    lose anything
  8. Goatsnatcher Win User

    Xbox One Games Share Allowed?

    But it's a risk sharing account details with "friends". Just one fallout and the first person to sign in and change passwords keeps all games and both accounts..... Is it worth the risk?
  9. Njal the Blue Win User

    Transfer gamertag from one microsoft account to another

    I'll add a little warning, you risk losing your Microsoft account if the current primary email address is one created via a Microsoft service like @live.com @hotmail.com outlook etc by changing emails.
  10. Mistress Sara Win User

    Can I use an out-of-date mail address as my alias ?

    Hi there,

    The recommendation is to use an email address that is active and valid. Should you run into issues down the road, and you can't access the email address on file, you may run the risk of not being able to log into your account all together.

    Steps on how to change your email address can be found
    here    .
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