Can you separate your xbox account from your microsoft account?

how to change your email.

Always add an email address first then make it the primary before removing the first one.

How to change the email address or phone number you use to sign in to your Microsoft account online

Step 1: Add a new email address or phone number

1. Sign in to your
   Microsoft account.
2. Select Your info at the top of the page.
3. Select Manage how you sign in to Microsoft.
4. You may be prompted to re-enter your password or enter a code we send to the email address or phone number listed in your account as security information. This lets us know the request is coming from you.
   
5. Select either Add email or Add phone number.
   
   Note If you see the message “For security reasons, you need to verify your primary alias before you can add another alias” at the bottom of the page, you will need to either
   Verify your current primary alias or select Rename. If you select
   Rename, please go to the “How to rename an unverified primary alias” section
   
6. If you selected Add email, follow these steps. Otherwise, go to step 7 to add a phone number.
   1. If you want to create a new email address to use, select Create a new email address and add it as an alias, and then follow the instructions.
      
   2. If you have a non-Microsoft email address (such as an @gmail.com or
      @yahoo.com email address) that you want to use, select Add an existing email address as a Microsoft account alias, and then click
      Add alias.
      • When you add an existing email address, you'll be required to verify that you own that account. To the right of the alias you added, click
        Verify, and we'll send a message to that email address to get confirmation.
        
      • When you receive the verification email, click the link provided to verify that you own the account.
        
      • Note The email address that you enter can't already be in use as a Microsoft account alias.
        

Hi Nicholas,

Thank you for coming to the forums, I'd be happy to help.

Essentially you cannot separate an Xbox profile from a Microsoft account once the Xbox profile is made from the Microsoft account's email. You can however manage the emails you use to sign into your Microsoft account and in extension, your Xbox profile.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12407/microsoft-account-how-to-manage-aliases

Also, keep in mind that removing a Microsoft associated domain will prevent that email from being added as an alias to another Microsoft account, therefore losing access to that email addresses' inbox.

"Notes

• If you remove an email address from a non-Microsoft domain (like @gmail.com), then it usually becomes immediately available to be added as an alias on another Microsoft account.
• If you remove an email address from @outlook.com, it can be re-created as a new account or alias after 30 days.
• Email addresses from other Microsoft domains (like @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com), cannot be added again as an alias to any Microsoft account once they're removed."

To be honest, if your mom actively still uses this email (unless it's a third party email like Gmail) then it's best to just leave it how it is and you will just need to have her login or verify parts of the account when needed.

Hi, I'm Felipe, an expert and customer like you. I''m here to help.

Yes, creating an alias email for your son and adding it to the Microsoft account is a possible solution to separate the Xbox and Microsoft accounts. By doing so, he can use the alias email for Xbox-related actions while you can continue to use the primary email for accessing your Office products.

Here's how to create an alias email for your Microsoft account:

Go to the Microsoft account website and sign in with your primary email and password.

Select "Your info" from the navigation menu.

Under "Your info," select "Email & accounts."

Select "Add an email alias."

Follow the steps to add an email alias.

Once you've created the alias email, you can use it to sign up for a new Xbox account for your son, which should be separate from your Xbox and Microsoft accounts. Just make sure to use the alias email for the Xbox account and your primary email for your Microsoft account to avoid any confusion or accidental overlap.

Hi there!

It is not possible to move or separate your Xbox account from a Microsoft account to another. The Xbox account is a Microsoft account itself. It will stay on that account. What you could only change is the account's primary email address or aliases only.

Unfortunately for you, nothing can be moved or transferred between Microsoft accounts. Their Xbox accounts are forever tied to the accounts used during creation. The only option to have the children's accounts separate from yours would be for one of you to start over with new accounts.